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THE

ROYAL

PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK

AND

CONFECTIONER:

FROM THE ORIGINAL OF

M. A. CAREME,

OF PARIS.

EDITED BY JOHN PORTER,

FORMERLY COOK TO THE MARQUIS CAMDEN,
SUBSEQUENTLY AT THE SENIOR UNITED SERVICE AND TRAVELLERS’
CLUBS, AND NOW AT THE ORIENTAL.

WITH ILLUSTRATIVE PLATES.

LONDON:

F. J. MASON, 444, WEST STRAND.

M.DCCC.XXXIV.

UNrVEBSUÏ

iîBRAHY»

L£t04i-

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BAYLIS AND LEIGHTON, JOHNSOW'S-COUR'

fleet-street.

ADVERTISEMENT.

This work, if I may be allowed the presumption of
saying so, is absolutely new, and will throw additional
lustre on our national cookery so long and so justly
esteemed by foreigners. It was always valued and en-
couraged by the French nobility, the delicacy of whose
taste rendered them so truly capable of appreciating
fine-flavoured and excellent dishes ; and to this cause,
especially, may be attributed the well-known fact that
our modern cookery has become the model of whatever
is really beautiful in the culinary art. It has for ever
eclipsed all that the sensual nations of antiquity were
able to devise towards promoting the luxury of the
table ; and the art of French cookery, as practised in
the nineteenth century, will be the pattern for future
ages.

Paris. CAREME.

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ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK.

SfC. é)'C. SfC.

PART I.

Sect. I. — Of Paste in general.

Introductory Observcdions.

The first grand object for our consideration is the proper
method of making paste; for, according to our skill in that
important branch of the pastrycook’s art, will the success of
our future operations mainly depend. Whenever the paste
happens to be ill-prepared, its bad effects will invariably
appear in the baking ; and if even, by chance, the colour
should turn out tolerably well, it will still be highly unsatis-
factory to competent judges: in short, paste thus made will
always be heavy, have an unpleasant flavour, and, above all,
be very indigestible ; and, indeed, it is owing to the general
ignorance that prevails respecting its proper amalgamation,
that good pastry is so rarely made, and that the number of
good family pastrycooks is so small. '

It is much more easy to bake pastry than to make it: the
oven requires care, constant attention, and practice, it is true;
but the art of making paste is quite another thing- an art
that admits of no mediocrity : a good memory, taste, practice,
and dexterity being absolutely necessary in that branch of
the business ; for it is really from the manner of mixing the
various ingredients of which it is composed that it acquires
its good or bad quality. This fact is unquestionable; and I
can assure my readers that an industrious, clever, and enter-
prising young man, who has had the advantage of working
m our best shops, will soon be able to fill the situation of
pastrycook in a family, although he may never have attended
much to he oven; for his pastry being well made, it only
requires a hot oven and attention. Such, however, is not the
case with one who has inconsiderately preferred the oven to
tie paste-board; for although he may be a good baker, yet
emg a bad maker of paste, he cannot expect to succeed in

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a situation where each branch of the business must devolve

on one and the same person.

I shall not here enter into minute details, nor treat ot tne
general management of our work. Every one knows that
those who have to prepare elegant viands must pay the most
scrupulous attention to cleanliness and order. In a pastry-
cook these requisites are absolutely indispensable.

To make Tuff Paste.

The preparation of puff paste appears both simple and
easv ' but if the effect produced upon it by the oven be con-
sidered there will be found in it something singular and
extraordinary ; for the sudden and amazing increase which
it acquires in baking is such, that it could hardly be crédité
that Vat can raise a piece of puff paste (a vol-au-vent, for
instance), of nearly an inch thick, to the height of six inches.
This feature is particularly characteristic of this kind o
naste • for even that which is made with yeast, and has un-
dergone the most perfect fermentation, is by no means to be
compared with it ; for the paste of the brioche , which is the
li oh test in baking, does not treble its original size ; whilst
puff paste, without the addition of yeast, becomes double the

S1ZI shall now endeavour to give directions for the composi-
tion of this important kind of paste, which, by the great
riety of delicate and elegant forms it is made to assume, doe
so much honour to the pastry of the present day

Ingredients. — Twelve ounces of fine sifted floui, twelve
ounces' of butter, two drams of fine salt, and the yolks

^Manner of working.- Having placed the twelve ounces of
flout on the board, make a small hole in the middle; m
which put the two drams of fine salt, the yolks of tvoegg-,
withnePar y a gkss of water ; and with the ends of the fingers

rf your rig/Aand gradually mix the flour wrth i the mnge.

t<fuch, and glossy m abearance liquid in-

Care must be taken m mixing tne nou i

gredients that ^ïrevent it forming into lumps,

lightly gath^ed tog tl , F difficult to be worked, there-

ÿ ÏSXSf eating l failure, which is easiiy to be

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ascertained by the paste, when drawn out, immediately re-
ceding, which arises from its having been clumsily and ir-
regularly intermixed. To remedy this, let it be carefully
rolled out, and place here and there upon it five or six small
pieces of butter, each of the size of a nutmeg; when, after
well-working it as before, it will acquire the degree of soft-
ness necessary.

It is of importance to observe that this paste should be
neither too stiff nor too soft, but of a proper medium ; yet it
will be better when it is a little too soft than when too stiff.
The same process must be attended to in winter as in sum-
mer; though many persons pretend that this kind of paste
should be made stiffer in summer than in winter, on account
of the diffei ence of the two seasons. As far as regards the
haidness of butter, this mode of reasoning has certainly some
truth in it; for really, inasmuch as the winter is favourable
to oui woik, so does the summer render our operations
tioublesome and difficult, and prevents them sometimes from
having the desired effect, particularly in the making of puff
paste, which during this season cannot easily be made to
look well without having been exposed to, or struck by the
coolness of the ice, which gives to the butter the same de-
giee of hardness it has in the month of January. The reason
why summer-paste should not be softer than that made in
winter is this ; if when the paste is soft, it be buttered, and
afterwards placed on ice, as is practised in summer, the
butter, which is a greasy substance, will become quickly con-
gealed by the coldness of the ice; while the paste, which is
only a moist body, will scarcely be affected by it; and, con-
sequently, the butter being frozen and the paste soft, it will
foilow that, in working it, the butter not being held by a
paste sufficiently firm to unite with it, will break in small
pieces, and after having received the two first turns, will ap-

F™!nin I8™11 -?mpS ,hk.e lar£'e Peas- Then rolling it, and
agam placing it on the ice, the cold acts with greater force
on the small particles of butter, which quickly "become like
so many icicles, and the paste, in consequence, will be com-
pletely spoiled ; for, in baking, these particles of butter melt

and separating themselves from the paste, render it incapable
of uniting with them. mcapaoie

What has been here stated is not a frivolous explanation
piactice proves it in the clearest manner. The same
thing happens m winter, when the butter has not been svTf
ficiendy worked, and the paste is rather soft; for thou/h
the season be favourable to the making of paste, yet cte

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must be taken to work the butter to such a degree of soft-
ness as is necessary for making paste, which then does not
require to be so very firm.

Our business during the summer season (from May to
September) requires the greatest exactness and closest appli-
cation. When the paste has been made as above, take three-
quarters of a pound of butter, in pieces, which for twenty
minutes has been in a pail of spring- water, thoroughly im-
bued witli a few pounds of ice, well washed and pounded,
and squeeze and work it well in a napkin, in order to sepa-
rate the water from it, and at the same time to render it soft,
and, above all, of an equal substance : then, as quickly as
possible, roll the paste, on a marble slab, into a square, an
placing the butter in the middle, cover it with an equal thick-
ness of paste, by raising the paste over it. After rolling it
out to about three feet in length, fold it into three parts by
doubling one part over the other ; after which roll it out
again, and fold it once more into three equal parts ; now roil
it to a greater length, and put it quickly on a plate hg t y
sprinkled with flour, then cover it with ten pounds of pounded
ice, and afterwards put a sheet of paper on the paste, and
upon that a plate with one pound of pounded ice. I Ins plate
serves to keep the surface of the paste cool, and also to pre-
vent its becoming soft by the action of the air. After three
or four minutes remove the plate, and turn the paste upsic e
down, instantly covering it as before. This operation shoulc
be performed three times, in the same manner, and with the
same precautions. Lastly, roll it out once or twice, according
to what you intend making of it, and use it as expeditiously
as possible, lest the extreme heat of the season should render
it too soft to handle, or prevent its having the desired effect

111 Thus ^n less than half an hour, it is possible to make very
fine puff paste; having previously every thing ready the
ice pounded, the butter frozen, and the oven quite hot ; for
otherwise it cannot be done. This is important as it is
sometimes an hour before the oven can be made hot and
therefore the paste should not be begun to be made till the
oven is half heated.

Another method of making Puff Paste.

Some are of opinion that puff paste should rest half an

hour after it it fn'st made, in order » hS

and to make it look handsome when baked. 1 he following
is a method rather opposite to that opinion ; for althoug

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is said that half an hour is not enough to make this paste
perfect, yet there are circumstances when, in less than half
an hour, it is compulsory to make very fine puff paste. As
this method of working is really indispensable in a moment of
hurry, I shall give an example from my own practice during
that season which is the least favourable to our business.

I prepared my paste as before, rather softer, however, than
usual, and worked it for about a minute, when it became
sleek and supple, as if it had been made some time. (In
winter, I added to it butter that had been well worked, and
then rolled it twice every four minutes, so that in twelve
minutes my paste had been rolled six times.) I then let it
rest for a minute, and afterwards worked my butter, keep-
ing it all the time in the pail with ice and spring-water,
where, as in the former case, I had put it before I began ;
then, having worked it for about two minutes, I squeezed it
well in a napkin, folded it in the paste, and gave it quickly
two turns, taking care to roll it lightly, in order to prevent
the butter from penetrating through it. I placed it after-
wards in ice between two plates, as described before, and
after turning it twice in five minutes, rolled it twice more,
and replaced it immediately in the ice, where I left it only
three minutes, and then gave it two more turns, and placed
it again in the ice, Avhere I left it two minutes longer. In
the mean time, I put a very thin piece of fine paste, lightly
wetted, on a small baking-plate, and after removing the puff'
paste from the ice, I placed in the centre a lid of eight inches
in diameter, running the point of my knife along its edge,
and cutting out a round piece to make a vol-au-vent, the top
ot which I egged lightly,* and then marked, with the point
ot my knife, a circle of one-sixth of an inch deep, and at the
distance of three-quarters of an inch from the edge ; this I
did to mark the cover of the vol-au-vent, which I placed im-
mediately in a clear oven. I have sometimes made this kind of
paste with very great success, in less than fourteen minutes,
it is necessary to lightly flour both sides nf the rwsto wLo,-.

light, become dull and heavy.

ie tails of pullets or capons, well- washed.

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What has been here stated, will show the possibility ol
making fine puff paste in an hour, in three-quarters of an
hour, in half an hour, and even in a quarter of an hour, m
summer as well as in winter. To make up sixteen pounds
of flour into this kind of paste, put one pound of butter to
twelve ounces of flour, and give it seven or eight turns in
rolling it.

Puff Paste made with Beef Suet.

Take a pound of good mealy beef suet, and aftei picking
out the skin and sinews, chop it very fine, and put it into a
mortar with a spoonful of olive oil. As you pound it, add
a few more spoonfuls of oil, to give a body, and at the same
time to soften it. This will render the suet as soft and as
easy to be worked as butter is in the winter season. In using
it proceed in the same manner as with butter, according to
the foregoing rules, as well with respect to weight as other-
wise. Lard may be used instead of oil ; an equal propor-
tion of beef-kidney suet, and hog’s lard, makes also a very fine
and pleasant puff paste ; but it must be eaten when it is hot.

Ditto, with Calves’ Teats, or Veal-Kidney Suet.

Boil three fine calves’ teats in a stewpan, and when cool,
pare and pound them, adding a few spoonfuls of good oil or
lard, to render them soft. In making your paste, preserve
the same proportions as before directed. Calves teats and
hog’s lard, used in equal quantities, will render your paste
still better. When calves’ teats cannot be [obtained, veal-
kidney suet, prepared the same as beef suet, may be used.

Ditto, with Hog’s Lard.

Mix two ounces of hog’s lard, the yolks of two eggs and
two drams of fine salt with twelve ounces of flour, and finish
the paste in the usual manner. Having let it rest for some
minutes, roll it out as before directed, and with theegging-
brush cover the top lightly with melted lard, hardly luke-
wann Then fold your" paste in three, and give it one turn
on the board ; aftei a few minutes repeat the operaPon six
or seven times, so as to use twelve ounces of laid in noik 0
it: and proceed in the usual mannei.

Ditto, with Oil.

Proceed in the same manner, and in the same proportions
a, withiarch^e ^ ^ kinds of pilstry are only to be
eaten hot.

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To make Paste for hot or cold Pies.

This kind of paste requires more care than is generally
supposed, on account of the exactness necessary in wetting
it ; for if it is too stiff, it becomes very difficult to work, and
dissolves when baked ; and if too soft, it will produce a still
worse effect. The following directions should therefore be
strictly attended to : —

Take three pounds of fine sifted flour, the yolks of four
eggs, a pound and a quarter of butter, and one ounce of fine
salt. Place your flour on the board, and make a hole in the
centre, putting in it the ounce of salt, the yolks of the
eggs, the butter (which in winter requires to be worked),
and, lastly, a glass of water : then mix the butter with the
liquid, and afterwards with the flour in such a manner that,
when it is pressed between the hands and the board, it shall
form a kind of crummy bread, which you wet by degrees,
mixing and squeezing it lightly. Then well work it by
pressing the whole mass gradually between the wrists and
the board, so that the hard and soft parts be well incorpo-
rated together. Observe, that in summer it should only be
worked once ; but in winter twice, or even three times.
And remember, too, that this kind of paste ought to be very
firm, though soft enough to be moulded with ease; but if
there be any difficulty in moulding it, or the surface should
crack, you must roll it out, and sprinkle it lightly with a few
drops of water, to give it that exact degree of moisture
which is so very material to it : recollecting how important
it is that the water should be added with caution, to prevent
it becoming too soft. After stirring up the paste, for the
purpose of giving it an equal degree of moistness, take about
one-fourth part or it, and work it strongly for a minute be-
tween your hands and the board, to render it easy to be
moulded. You should repeat this three times, in order to
gather up what remains of the paste ; and as the several pieces
are finished put them on the top of each other : should you
not be ready to use them, wrap them all in a napkin, which
has been lightly wetted, to prevent the air from turning the
paste yellow ; which, howevei*, is not necessary when they
are used immediately. In summer this kind of paste should
be made as expeditiously as possible ; for the extreme heat
of the season makes the hands so hot as to render the paste
unfit for use ; a circumstance easily known from its not
binding well, and the very great difficulty it has in rising ;
besides, when you want to roll it, it will separate and crack’

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and be very difficult to work, as well as have a very bad
effect in the oven. This entirely proceeds from having
handled it too much, and not having wetted it in time, i ne
remedy for such a failure is to cut it in slices, and ivct t ie
top of each slice lightly; then place them one on the
other, and press them well down, in order to bind them
together. The whole being thus in one mass, it will sotten
a little and regain that binding property which is so neces-
sary to it ; after which, put it in a damp napkin, where it
should remain for about half an hour, when it will be fat

For a hot pie d’entrée -take three-quarters of a pound of
sifted flour, six ounces of butter, the yolks of two eggs, and
two drams of fine salt. Having put the floui on tie oarc.

Fine Paste for Timbales ( Kettledrums f

Sect. II. Of fine Paste and Pate Brisee, or Demi-

for use.

To make Paste for hot Pies.

mnl'p a hnlfi in the centre, and put therein the butter (to be

and cream custards.

Fine Paste for Pies for the first course.

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pies for the first and second course, and generally for ail
kinds of pastry.

Pale Brisée, or Demi-puff Paste.

Take three-quarters of a pound of sifted flour, putting in
the centre two drams of fine salt, two whole eggs, half a
glass of water, and ten ounces of the best butter. Work as
in puff paste, making however the mixture a little stiffer, by
putting the butter into the paste in lumps, so that after rolling
it four times, the same as puff paste, it shall produce a similar
effect in baking. This kind of paste is used particularly for
gateaux des rois (twelfth-cakes.)

Sect. III. — Paste for making Gateaux de Pdomb.

Take one pound and a half of flour, in the centre of
which you put four drams of fine salt, one ounce of pounded
sugar, the yolks of four eggs, one pound and a quarter of
the best butter, and a glass of double cream, and work it as
before directed ; observing that, when worked, it should be a
little stiffer than the paste for the brioches.

Gateau de Plomb, with Vanilla.

Take one pound and a half of sifted flour, and put into
the centre of it four drams of fine salt, two ounces of pounded
sugar, the yolks of four eggs, one pound and a quarter of
the best butter, and a glass of good double cream, and mix
it as above. Having worked it sufficiently, roll it out thin,
and strew upon it two cloves of vanilla, chopped very fine,
and mix the whole lightly together. Then mould the cakei
taking care to sprinkle the board lightly with flour, and,
after having placed it on a small plate, flatten it a little, till’
it is six inches broad, and full two and a half thick. Then
put a strip of strong buttered paper, four inches wide,
round the edge ; over which, to prevent it getting out of its
place in baking, put several small strips soaked in egg (pre-
pared as before described), placing half on the plate, and half
on the large strip, so as to form a kind of case that shall pre-
vent the paste from enlarging itself, which, without this pre-
caution, would certainly happen. These cakes may be baked
in copper or tin moulds from six to seven inches in diameter
and three inches high, having plain bottoms and fluted sides’.
Ihe cake being thus far prepared, egg the top lightly ; and
with the point ot a knife trace upon it a branch of a palm-
tree, a rose, or some other pretty figure. A small hole should

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be made in the middle, to facilitate the evaporation of the
small globules of air which sometimes get between the plate
apd the paste ; then put it into a clear oven, where it should
remain two hours and a half, or sometimes even three hours,
in order that the heat may perfectly penetrate the whole
mass. These cakes should be eaten cold : and the pleasant
smell of the vanilla will be found to perfume the mouth.

The pounded vanilla and the two ounces of sugar, which
form part of the ingredients of this cake are often passed
through a silk sieve into the paste; and at the moment it is
going to be served up, the top of the cake should be coveiec
with half a spoonful of the sugar and vanilla reserved tor
the purpose.

Gateau de Plomb, with Orange Flower, or Aniseed,

Is made in the same way as the above ; using instead of
vanilla, one ounce of dried or preserved orange flowers,

either chopped fine or whole.

With aniseed, proceed in the same manner, but use two

ounces of white aniseed instead.

Gateau de Plomb, with preserved Citron.

Cut four ounces of preserved citron into small fillets, and
mix the citron with the paste made as before directed ; and
finish the cake in the usual manner.

Gateau de Plomb, with Lemon-Peel.

Grate the peel of two very sound lemons with a lump of
loaf-sugar, bruise it, and mix it with the paste (see Gateau
de Plomb with vanilla). You proceed in the same manner
with citron and orange-peel.

Gateau de Plomb, with dried Currants.

Pick eight ounces of fine currants, and after washing them
well, mix them with the paste, prepared as before.

Gateau de Plomb, with Muscadine Raisins.

Take half a pound of muscadine raisins, stone and wash
them well, and mix them with the paste made as usual.

N. B. A little rum or Madeira wine may be added to the
two last-mentioned cakes.

Gateau de Plomb, with Parmesan Cheese.

Having made the paste in the usual manner, add to it
twelve ounces of real Parmesan cheese, chopped oi grated
very fine.

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Gateau de Plomb, with Gruyère Cheese.

Cut twelve ounces of goodGruyére cheese into small square
pieces like dice, and add them to the prepared paste. When
the whole has been well mixed, mould, egg, and bake it in
the usual manner.

Gateau de Plomb, with De Brie Cheese.

Pound six ounces of de brie cheese, well cleaned and fined
in a mortar, and mix it with the paste made as before.

In the same manner proceed with Veri, Neufchatel, and
cream cheese.

Gateau de Plomb, Anglo-Français.

Having made the paste as usual: add to it four ounces of
dried currants, well washed, four ounces of Smyrna rai-
sins (without stones), one ounce of preserved citron cut
into thin fillets, one ounce of orange cut in the same manner,
and half a glass of Spanish wine or Jamaica rum. Mix the
whole well together, and finish as usual. It will require
tlnee hours baking. This kind of cake is very pleasant
when eaten cold ; but still better when cut in slices of half
an inch thick and browned on the gridiron or in the oven.
When you serve them up, cover them with pounded sugar.

Gateau de Plomb, with Chesnuts.

Roast a pound of chesnuts on a stove or in the ashes, and
after peeling them well, pound them in a mortar with the
yolks of four eggs. When thoroughly bruised, pass them
through a hair sieve; then having twelve ounces of flour on
the board, in the centre put two drams of fine salt, six ounces
of pounded sugar, twelve ounces of the best butter, two
eggs and the chesnut paste prepared as above. Work and
finish this mixture the same as that for ordinary gateau de
plomb ; but put it into a slacker oven, and bake it for two
hours and a half.

Gateau de Plomb of Rice, with Milk and Almonds.

Take a pound of sweet, and half an ounce of bitter al-
monds, blanch and pound them well, wetting them now and
then with a spoonful of water, to prevent their turning into
oil. Dilute them afterwards in an earthen pan, with four
glasses of water, and squeeze them well in a napkin, in order
to extract the whole of the milk, which should be poured
into a stewpan, wherein you have previously put twelve

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ounces of Carolina rice, well washed and cleaned,* three-
quarters of a pound of the best butter, eight ounces of
pounded sugar, and a dram of salt. IV hen it boils put the
stewpan on red-hot ashes that the rice may boil gently, and
stir it from time to time. When the rice becomes soft, bruise
a fourth part of it in a mortar, and pass it. immediately
through a hair sieve used for sifting flour : this is to be r e-
peated three times. The whole being thus prepared, aüt
the yolks of six eggs to bind the rice, which should foim a
stiff paste ; then butter a mould (see Gateau de Plomb, with
vanilla), or use a round case made of strong buttered paper,
and put the paste in it, taking care that the whole is of an
equal thickness. Then egg the top, and trace upon it, with
the point of a knife, some ornamental design ; after which
put it into a moderately heated oven, where it should remain
full two hours. You may add to this cake dried currants,
muscadine raisins, vanilla, orange-flower, or lemon or
orange-peel.

Gateau de Plomb, with Potatoes.

Roast about twenty fine kidney potatoes, peel and bruise
them, then take a pound and a half, adding gradually twelve
ounces of the best butter, eight ounces of fine sugar, the
yolks of six eggs, half a glass of good double cream, an
ounce of pulverized orange flower, and a dram of fine salt.
The whole having been well pounded, pass it several tunes
through a hair sieve, and mix it with a spatula ; after which
finish the cake according to the foregoing directions, f his
kind of cake is scented with all sorts of perfume. Dried
currants and muscadine raisins may also be added to it.

Gateau de Plomb, de Nouille.

Take the yolks of six eggs, make them into a paste for
nouilles (see the following section), and when ready pour it
into four glasses of boiling cream, in which you have pre-
viously put eight ounces of the best butter. After it has
boiled a few minutes, add to it six ounces of sugar, on which
vou have lightly grated the peal of an orange. Mix it with
fspatula, and then put it on hot ashes for full halt an hour,
in order that the nouilles may swell and become mellow.
Afterwards add the yolks of eight eggs and aF»cl°™
to make it firm, and then pour it immediately into a piopei

* The rice should be put on with cold water, and when it boils,
pour it into a sieve to drain.

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mould, buttered. Egg the top lightly, put it into a gentle
oven, and give it two hours’ baking.

Gateau de Plomb, with Bitter Almonds.

Pound four ounces of sweet, and the same quantity of
bitter almonds ; wet them a little with the half of the white
of an egg to prevent their turning into oil, and when they
are well bruised, put three-quarters of a pound of flour on
the board ; then put into the middle two drams of fine salt,
six ounces of pounded sugar, the yolks of six eggs, and
twelve ounces of the best butter ; then the pounded almonds
with half a glass of cream. Work your paste in the usual
manner, adding as much cream to it as will make it rather
soft. Finish as usual (see Gateau de Bomb, with vanilla.')

Gateau de Plomb, aux Avelines ( Almond Parched).

Blanch eight ounces of almonds d’ avelines, wash and drain
them, and then wipe them in a napkin ; put them afterwards
in a stewpan on a gentle fire, stirring them continually with
a spatula, in order that they may all equally take a fine yel-
low colour. Let them cool, pound them, and finish as
above.

Gateau de Plomb, with Pistachio Nuts.

Sift three-quarters of a pound of flour ; put into the cen-
tre two drams of fine salt, six ounces of pounded sugar,
twelve ounces of the best butter, the yolks of six eggs, and
half a glass of good double cream. Work it in the usual
manner, and then add as much cream to it as will make it
soft. Roll it out, and strew upon it eight ounces of pista-
chio nuts, which have been blanched, washed, and well
wiped in a napkin. Then mix your paste, and finish the
cake like the others, putting it into a gentle oven, where it
should remain fall two hours.

Gateau de Plomb, with Chocolate.

Make the paste as before ; putting aside a tenth part of
it. Then take eight ounces of chocolate, prepared with
vanilla broken into small pieces, leaving out the fine parti-
cles, and stirring the paste a little, in order to prevent the
softening of the chocolate.

Mould it immediately into a cake. Then roll out the
piece put aside to a size sufficient to cover it, which will pre-
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chocolate. The cake being finished in the usual way, put it
in a gentle oven, and give it two hours and a half baking.

These cakes are extremely pleasant when eaten cold ; and
are sometimes served up with second-course pastry.

Sect. IV. — Paste for Nouilles.

This kind of paste is quite different from the others, not
being baked but boiled in broth, to make Italian soups, or
as a second-course dish, served up in silver skillets, like ma-
caroni en timbale. Sweetened second-course dishes are also
made of it ; as Génoises à la dauphine, timbales, soufflés,
cream-cakes, or a large piece alone for the second course.
These different first-and-second-course dishes will be de-
scribed under their respective heads.

Directions for preparing Paste for Nouilles.

Place six ounces of fine flour on the board, and jiut a pinch
of fine salt and the yolks of seven or eight eggs in the cen-
tre. Mix the whole together and form it into a stiff paste ;
give it five turns, by working it well with your wrists, and
then divide it into four equal parts, each of which mould
and roll out as thin as possible. Cut the first of the four
into strips of two inches in width, which you must cover
lightly with flour ; then place four of these strips one on the
other, and cut them crosswise as thin as possible, separating
them very lightly with the ends of your fingers, so as to
form them into a kind of vermicelli, which you put imme-
diately on four large stewpan-lids. Proceed in the same
manner with the remainder of the paste, placing the strips
successively on the four lids, above-mentioned. It is neces-
sary to place them on several lids, lest their weight should
make them stick together, which often happens when they
are more than an inch in thickness on the lids, after they
have been cut and formed into vermicelli. When the nouilles
are thus prepared, put them into a stewpan with boiling
broth if they are intended for entrées (first-course), and into
boiling cream if for entremets (second-course dishes). We
shall hereafter state the different methods of seasoning them.

Sect. V. — Paste for Brioches.

Sift three pounds of fine flour, and in a fourth part of it
make a hole, and put therein a glass of lukewarm water and

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one ounce of good yeast. Then mix the flour lightly with
the liquid, adding, if necessary, a little more lukewarm
water, in order to form the whole into a light and softish
paste. Stir and work it for some minutes, so that it quits
the hand and board with ease ; then mould it and put it into
a small stewpan, which you cover, and put in a place mo-
derately warm.*

Afterwards prepare the remainder of the paste, putting in
the middle one ounce of fine salt, one ounce of pounded
sugar, and half a glass of cream ; mix it, and add to it thirty
eggs if small, and twenty-six if large ; which you should
break on a small plate, and smell each of them before poured
into the paste, to prevent a musty one from spoiling it.

The eggs being broken, mix with them, by small quanti-
ties at a time, two pounds of the best butter (which should
only be worked in winter), and gradually the flour. After-
wards mix and work the whole well together (in winter give
it in addition three turns, by working it well with your wrists
to render it rather soft). The spunge having now reached
its proper degree of fermentation, pour it on the paste, and
then mix and stir the whole well together in one mass. Put
the paste afterwards in a large glazed earthen pan, sprinkle
it lightly with flour, and having covered it with a napkin,
put it in a place where there is no current of air, and where
the heat is of a moderate degree.

* The yeast should be no more than one day old ; and the water, in
which it is diluted not too warm. Observe also that the spunge should
not be set too long before the paste is ready ; and if, during the hot
weather in summer (which, as it accelerates the fermentation consi-
derably, requires cold water to be used instead of warm), you find
that it rises too fast, lay it immediately on the board, which you have
previously sprinkled with flour, before it has attained the proper
height, to be remoulded, and then put it to rise again. This, however,
should be done only when you are pressed for time ; as it is detri-
mental to the paste, inasmuch as a second fermentation causes the
spunge to lose part of its strengh. To ascertain correctly when the
spunge has risen to its proper height, young beginners should mark
its exact thickness, as soon as it is put in the stewpan to rise, by a
black line on a card placed upright in it, another black line should' be
drawn at an equal distance from the former, and then a third, so as to
form three degrees of equal height. This card should be fastened to the
side of the stewpan by a sufficient quantity of paste to prevent its
moving while the spunge is rising. When the spunge has reached the
third line, which points out the complete fermentation of the whole
mass, it should immediately be mixed with the paste, which ought to
be then ready to receive it. Proficient pastrycooks have no occasion
to do this ; as they all know that when the fermentation has reached
its greatest height, the spunge should be three times its original size.

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This kind of paste is generally made over night ; in
which case the first thing to be done the next morning is to
sprinkle some part of the board lightly with flour ; lay the
paste on it, roll it out, and fold it up again. Then put it
back into the earthen pan, and, three or four hours after, re-
peat the operation. If, after this, you find a great number
of small globules of air on the surface of the paste, and that
it feels soft and elastic, it has been made well, and the brioche
will be light, spungy, have an excellent taste, and above all,
be easily digestible ; but if on the contrary it is flabby, and
sticks to the fingers, it is a sure sign that it has badly risen,
and that the brioche will be heavy, close, and unwholesome.

I must further add, that this kind of paste should be put
in the oven within twenty-four hours after it is made ; for
if it be kept longer, it will be entirely spoiled. In shops it
is usual to refresh it by mixing gradually with it some new
paste, made without yeast, equal to a sixth part of its size.
By this process the paste will be prevented from acquiring
that bitter taste which an excessive fermentation would give
it, and enable you to keep it thirty-four or thirty-six hours
before it is baked. This method, however, will not suit
family pastrycooks, as these kinds of brioches thereby lose
part of their mellowness and fine flavour.

I shall conclude by merely observing, that this paste re-
quires a hot oven, such as is used for making les pains bénis
(holy bread), gateaux des rois (twelfth-cakes), and brioches
with cheese, cream, dried currants, and muscadine raisins.

Sect. VI. — Paste for Gateaux de Compiegne.

Sift three pounds of fine flour, and in a fourth part of it,
make a hole in the middle, and put therein one ounce and a
half of yeast, which you dilute, and set to rise in the same
manner, and with the same precautions, as before-mentioned.
Then, in the remainder of the flour, put an ounce of fine
salt, four ounces of pounded sugar, a glass of cream, twelve
whole eggs, the yolks of twelve others, and two pounds of
the best butter (to be worked in winter only). Having
mixed all this together in the same manner as paste for
brioche, add the spunge to it as soon as it has properly risen,
and work it well ; after which pour some spoonful of whipt
cream into it, and then mix the whole well together.
The paste, being now soft and glossy, is put into a mould,
with a fluted cylinder (of eight inches in diameter, and nine

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in height), which has been previously buttered rather thick
with butter that has been well squeezed in the corner of a
napkin to drain all the milk from it. Take care that every
part of the mould be well covered with butter, or else the
cake will stick to it; then place the mould where there is a
moderate heat, and not exposed to any current of air. These
precautions are particularly necessary in winter; for, with-
out them, the fermentation will be very defective. During
the extreme heat of summer it should be put in a cold shady
place, or else the butter will turn to oil, and the paste be
completely spoiled. The same thing will happen in winter,
when it is put to rise where the heat is too great ; as on the
oven or a stove : and it is, therefore, better during the severe
weather to force its rising by using two ounces of yeast in-
stead of one and a half. Hence it is evident that this fer-
mentation, as well as that of all other kinds of paste where
the addition of yeast is necessary, requires a gentle and mo-
derate heat, and that they should be made over-night to be
baked the next morning.

When the mould has been nearly filled by the swelling of
the paste, to double its original size, and the surface of the
paste is become a little convex, at that moment it should be
put into the oven, or it will fall and become heavy. The
oven should be moderately hot, and the cake be put into it
three hours after it has been cleaned, and be kept shut as
much as possible, so that the cake may receive a regular
heat. After it has been an hour in the oven, take it out and
examine it, and if, on touching it, you find it pliant, and of
a light colour, put it back, and let it remain thirty or forty
minutes longer; but if, on the contrary, the top be dark and
firm to the touch, the mould must be turned, after having
put a small plate on the top, for the cake to rest upon. On
the removal of the mould, the cake should be put back in
the oven for a few minutes ; and should the colour be parti-
cularly light, it must remain a little longer. This cake must
be served up rather pale, to distinguish it from the baba.

Sect. VIL— Baba Polonais (Polish Baba.)

The baba is a Polish cake, and is thus prepared : sift
three pounds of flour, taking a fourth part of it to make the
spunge, as before directed, with a glass of lukewarm water
and twelve drams of good yeast. This being set to rise in
the usual manner, put the remainder of the paste on the

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board, and in the centre an ounce of fine salt, four ounces of
pounded sugar, a glass of cream, twenty or twenty-two eggs,
and two pounds of the best butter (well worked in winter).
Mix all these ingredients in the same manner as in the paste
for brioches ; then add the spunge, work it well, and roll it
out a little, and make a cavity in the middle, into which
pour half a glass of good Madeira, and an infusion of a dram
of saffron, boiled for some minutes in a quarter of a glass of
water ; afterwards strew on the plate six ounces of fine dried
currants, well picked and washed, six ounces of muscadine
raisins, stoned, and one ounce of preserved citron, cut in
small strips. Mix the whole well together ; and separate an
eighth part, from the top of which pick out all the large
raisins that lie on the surface, or the sugar they contain will
cause them to stick to the mould during the baking. This
paste, put in a buttered mould similar to the one used in the
last receipt. Then add the remainder of the paste to it, and
put the whole to rise, as in the gateau de compiègne, but put
it in and take it out of the oven an hour later, giving it an
hour and a half, or an hour and fifty minute’s baking. Fol-
low the same directions in baking this cake as in the former ;
and let it be of a reddish colour.

Sect. VIII. — Couglauffle a l’Allemande (Couglauf-

FLK, AFTER THE GERMAN FASHION.)

Put a pound and a half of the best butter (to be worked
in winter only), and eight ounces made lukewarm, in a new
glazed earthen pan ; stir it full six minutes with a wooden
spoon, till it is soft and mellow, then add two eggs, and
stirring it two minutes more; after which add the yolks of
three eggs, stirring it two minutes longer. Continue adding
successively ten more eggs, and the yolks of nine others,
when the mass will form a very soft cream. Then gradually
mix with it two pounds of fine sifted flour, to give it the
consistence of a softish paste ; and add twelve drams of good
yeast, dissolved in a glass of warm milk, and strained through
the corner of a napkin;* mix this well with the paste, to-
gether with eight ounces more of sifted floui’, making at the
same time a hole in the centre, in which you put an ounce
of fine salt, and four ounces of pounded sugar. I hen pour-

* The yeast should always be strained when it is added to paste in
a liquid state.

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ing a glass of warm milk over it, mix with the mass eight
ounces more of flour. Work this for a few minutes longer,
adding, from time to time, a little more milk to make it as
soft as the paste for gateaux de compiègne. Then take a
mould well buttered, and ornamented with split sweet al-
monds, placed round it in a regular manner, and pour the
paste into it, so as not to remove the almonds. The re-
mainder of the process is the same as that described for
making gateaux de compiègne..

Sect. IX. — Gateau a la Parisienne ( a Cake after
the Paris Fashion.)

Blanch a pound of almonds ( d’ avelines ), and place them
on a moderate fire, stirring them continually till they are
lightly coloured, when you take them off, and let them
cool. Afterwards pound them, wetting them gradually
with a spoonful of cream, to prevent their turning into oil.
When they have been pounded very fine, take them out of
the mortar, and dilute them in a large earthen pan, with
four glasses of good cream, pouring in one glass at a time.
Then strain them twice through a napkin, squeezing them
well, in order to extract the whole of the milk from them,
which you put aside. Afterwards blanch six ounces of
pistachio nuts, wash them in clean water, and cut them
into two equal parts ; next cut in small fillets, of the same
length as the pistachios, four ounces of preserved orange-
peel ; then sift three pounds of flour, separating a fourth
part, and putting in the centre a glass of lukewarm milk,
and an ounce and four drams of yeast; form this into a
spunge, and set it to rise as before directed. Then in a large
earthen pan put a pound and a half of the best butter, well
softened, and pour on it eight ounces more, melted ; work
and mix this butter as directed in the preceeding article,
adding to it ten whole eggs, and the yolks of ten others,
alternately two of each at a time ; then mix half of the re-
maining flour with this butter-cream, and afterwards a glass
of the milk of almonds, and two handsful of flour ; a hole
is then to be made in this paste, putting into it an ounce
of fine salt, six ounces of pounded sugar, and a glass of the
milk of almonds ; mix these ingredients, and add what
remains of the flour and the milk of almonds, when the
mass will be of the same consistence as the baba ; if not,
add a few more eggs to it. The spunge having risen suf-
ficiently, pour it on the paste, and after mixing it well, add
the fillets of orange-peel, and the halves of the pistachio

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nuts, which also mix well with the paste, and then pour the
whole into a buttered mould similar to the one used for the
gateau de compiègue. The rising and baking of this cake is
the same as that of the baba. But after it is taken out of
the oven, and appears bright and clear, and with a fine red
colour, stick on the top and round the sides the remainder
of the pistachio nuts, after they have been blanched, washed,
drained, cut in two, and dried well in a napkin.

N. B. This cake can also be made with ten ounces of
sweet and six ounces of bitter almonds, by the same pro-
cess.

Gateau à la Française (a Cake after the French Fashion.)

Grate, on a lump of loaf-sugar, the rind of four fine sweet
oranges, scraping off the sugar with a knife as fast as it
becomes coloured ; at the same time being careful not to
touch the white skin that is underneath the peel, as its
bitterness would give an unpleasant flavour to the paste.
Pound six ounces of this sugar very fine, and put it in a
middle-sized earthen pan with half a glass of Jamaica rum ;
then add to it twelve ounces of fine dried currants, well
picked and washed, which must be stirred, and the pan
then covered with half a sheet of paper, to prevent the
aromatic spirit of the orange from evaporating. Afterwards
sift three pounds of fine flour, separating a fourth part to
make spunge, preparing it as before, with warm milk and
twelve drams of yeast, and setting it to rise in the usual
manner. Then mix, in a large earthen pan, two pounds of
butter, twelve whole eggs, and the yolks of twelve others,
and proceed as for the couglavfjle. Add half of the re-
maining flour, and afterwards, by degrees, three glasses of
cream ; and then gradually mix with it the remainder of
the flour and an ounce of fine salt. The paste being now
of the same consistence as that for the baba, if not a few
more eggs added to it will make it so, on it pour the spunge
which has sufficiently risen, and afterwards the currants
with the liquid prepared for that purpose. The whole now
well mix and pour into a buttered mould, like that for the
gateaux de compiègue ; and proceed as usual. This cake
can also be made with the peel of citrons, Seville oranges, or
lemons ; the quantity of fruit is the same.

Gateau Royal ( Royal Cake.)

Put three-quarters of a pound of fine Malaga or muscadine
raisins, well cleaned, stoned, and cut in two, in a middle-

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sized earthen pan, with a glass of good Italian marasquin.
Then take four cloves of the best vanilla, split them in two,
and cutting them crosswise in small fillets, chop them very-
fine, and, after pounding them well with six ounces of sugar,
pass them through a silken sieve, and add them to the
raisins. The pan now must be hermetically covered, to
prevent the scent of the vanilla and the marasquin from
evaporating. Three pounds of flour should then be well
sifted ; a fourth part of which mix with warm milk and
twelve drams of yeast, to make spunge, which prepare and
set to rise as for the brioche. Afterwards put in a large
earthen pan one pound and a half of the best butter, adding
to it eight ounces more, melted, and twelve whole eggs and
the yolks of twelve others, alternately, two eggs and two
ymlks every two minutes. The whole being well worked
into a soft cream, put into it an ounce of fine salt, half of the
remaining flour, and a sufficient quantity of milk to mix the
remainder of the flour, and give the mass the consistence of
paste for babas. Now incorporate the spunge with it, and
add the preparation contained in the smaller pan ; stir the
whole well, and pour it in a buttered mould as usual.

The directions for rising and baking it are the same as
those for the gateau de compiègne.

Gateau de Compiègne, with Aniseed and dried Currants.

Ingredients. — Three pounds of flour, twelve drams of yeast,
one ounce of salt, four ounces of pounded sugar, six ounces
of sugared aniseed, six ounces of dried currants, half a glass
of distilled aniseed, twelve whole eggs and twelve yolks,
three or four spoonful of whipped cream, two pounds of
butter, and two glasses of double cream. The manner of
preparing it is exactly the same as that of the common
gateau de compiègne.

Gateau de Compiègne, with Cherries and Angelica.

Ingredients. — 1 hree pounds of flour, twelve drams of
yeast, an ounce of fine salt, four ounces of sugar, six ounces
of preserved angelica, six ounces of cherries, the rind of three
citrons, half a glass of brandy, three or four glasses of milk,
twelve whole eggs, twelve yolks, and two pounds of butter.
Cut the angelica in small fillets, and put them in a middle-
sized earthen pan, with the four ounces of sugar slightly
grated, and the rind of the citrons ; add to these the brandy
and the cherries, which should have been first drained and
each cherry cut in two. Let all this be well mixed, and then

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add it to the paste as pi’epared for the gateaux de compiègne.
The fermentation and the baking are the same.

Gateau au Beurre, or Solilemne ( Butter Cake.)

Sift three-quarters of a pound of flour, separate a fourth
part, in the centre of which you put three drams of good
yeast and a little lukewarm cream ; dilute it, and add the
flour gradually to it. After working this paste (which should
be rather soft) for a few minutes, pour it into a small stew-
pan, and let it rise till it becomes twice its original size. In
the mean time put the remainder of the flour on the board,
in the middle of which put two drams of fine salt, an ounce
of pounded sugar, the yolks of four eggs, five ounces of luke-
warm butter, and half a glass of cream, made a little warm;
mix the flour with these ingredients, and give it the same
consistency as paste for gateaux de compiègne, that is, a little
soft. Work the mass for some minutes by beating it with the
flat of your hand, and then add the spunge to it (provided
it is properly risen) ; after which work it again for some mi-
nutes longer to render it soft and elastic, and then put it in
a plain mould, of six inches diameter, and four or five in
height, which has been previously buttered with butter that
has been well squeezed in a napkin, to draw out the milk
that it may contain. Then put your solilemne in a proper
place to rise, and when it has nearly risen to double its origi-
nal size, egg it lightly and put it into a clear oven. Give it
an hour’s baking, and just before you serve it up cut it hori-
zontally across, and turn the top upside down, which will
give it the appearance of a bee-hive. Now strew lightly
upon it a pinch of fine salt, and add five ounces of the very
best butter, made lukewarm, taking care that an equal
quantity is put on each part of the cake. Then replace it
in the same state it came out of the oven, and serve it up
hot. This cake is very light and pleasant to eat.

Sect. X. — Kouques au Beurre (Small Butter Cakes.)

The Paste is the same in its preparation and quantity as
that for the solilemne, and will make eighteen of these cakes :
but make it thick enough to mould.

When your paste is made, separate it into four parts, roll
out each part to six or seven inches in length, and cut each
of them into five equal parts. Having disposed the whole
of the paste in this manenr, mould each part round, and.

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commencing Avith those that you have moulded the first,
make them four inches Avide, and form them in a shape some-
thing like a turnip. As fast as you make them put them
on a large baking plate, slightly buttered, at tAvo inches
distant from each other ; and Avhen the Avhole are done
press the top of each cake lightly, and then put them on the
oven or a stove moderately heated. After standing two
hours or two hours and a half, they will be double their ori-
ginal size ; and then should be lightly egged, and instantly
be put into a quick oven. As soon as they have a fine co-
lour, and are a little firm to the touch, take them out ; and,
just before you serve them up, make eight ounces of the best
butter lukewarm, and after cutting off the top of each cake,
Avhich you turn upside down, strew on them lightly two
pinches of fine salt, and then put a table spoonful of the
butter on each part of the cake. The tops of the cakes are
then replaced as they were before, and the Avhole served
up on tAvo plates. These houques can also be made with
paste à brioche.

Biscottes de Bruxelles ( Brussels Biscuits.)

Make your paste in the same manner as that for the
solilemne, and Avhen it is ready make it into the shape of
a roll of ten inches in length, and then put it in a tin mould,
ten inches long by three and a half wide, and one and three-
quarters deep, and of a semi-circular form. Cover the
top with a napkin, lightly sprinkled with flour, and then put
it away to rise. When it has the appearance of double its
original size, turn the mould gently oh a plate slightly
buttered; egg lightly the top and sides of the cake and then
put it into a clear oven. After baking about half an hour,
which will be sufficient, it will have a fine reddish colour,
as Avell as be a little firm to the touch ; then wrap it in a
piece of flannel and put it to cool. Afterwards cut the cake
crosswise into slices of a quarter of an inch thick, which put
upon plates, and replace in the oven, in order to colour lightly
both sides of the crumb. At the moment you are going to
serve them up, spread a little cold butter on each of the
biscuits, and cover it immediately with another, and so on.
They may also be served up cold, without butter.

Small Couglauffles.

For a dozen of small couglauffles take two pounds and a
quarter of flour, three drams of yeast, two drams of salt, tAvo
Avhole eggs and the yolks of three others, two ounces of sugar.

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a little cream, and half a pound of butter. The preparation
of the paste is the same as that for the large ones. When
this paste is ready you proceed in the same manner as in
making the houques, but to give them a different form you
may butter for them a dozen moulds for biscuits à fécule, or
any other round sort, either plain or fluted. They should
be put in a clear oven, and taken out when they are of a
lightish colour. These cakes can also be made in the shape
of biscottes ; in which case they are to be cut, when cold, in
slices of two-thirds of an inch thick, and then placed flat, on
two plates, and put back in the oven, in order that they may
be lightly coloured, both top and bottom. They are served
up hot and cold, lightly sprinkled with sugar.

Sect. XI. — Pate d’ Office (Confectioners’ Paste.)

Take one pound and a half of sifted flour, make a hole in
the centre as usual, and put therein two eggs, three yolks,
a pound of pounded sugar, and a pinch of salt ; stir this
for two minutes only, in order that the sugar may be a little
melted : add afterwards the flour and another yolk if neces-
sary, so that it may be of the same thickness as paste for
making hot and cold pies. Then give it five or six turns
by working it well with your wrists (as mentioned before)
which will render it particularly sleek and binding, other-
wise you must add another yolk or the white of an egg to it.
Next cut the paste in pieces, which mould and afterwards
roll out to the thickness of one-sixth of an inch, if intended
for the groundwork of a large pièce montée (mounted piece).
Then put the paste on a plate lightly buttered, and press it
slightly with the ends of your fingers, in order to expel the
airt which sometimes lodges between it and the surface of the
plate ; for if it be put in the oven without this precaution
the heat will cause it to blister, which not only disfigures it,
but also reduces its strength very much. After placing
your paste on the plate as above stated, cut it with the point
of your knife into a round, square, or oval form, according to
your fancy. You then egg the top lightly (but by no means
the edges), and prick it here and there with the point or the
knife, to facilitate the evaporation of the air ; after which
put it in a moderate oven. If, notwithstanding the precau-
tions you have taken, it should blister (which will sometimes
happen), pass the blade of a large knife underneath, and it
it be baked enough so as to be raised, turn it upside doun

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and leave it some time longer, so that it may be lightly co-
loured on both sides. In taking it out of the oven place it
on the straightest part of your working board; and put a
baking-plate or a large board on the top of it. When it is
cold, remove the plate or board, and you will find your paste
very straight, and perfectly smooth on both sides. This
paste will also succeed very well by using only twelve
ounces of sugar instead of a pound.

Paste for Echaudés ( Scalded Calces).

To make sixty echaudes take three-quarters of a pound
of flour; make a hole in the centre as usual, and put therein
three drams of fine salt, four ounces of butter, and seven
eggs ; mix these ingredients, and then lightly add the flour.
The paste should now be rather soft ; if otherwise, add a
white, yolk, or whole egg, as may be necessary. Then give
it five turns by kneading it well with your wrists, and after-
wards work it for a few minutes by taking a part of the
paste at the time in your hand, throwing it back again
on the remainder. The paste, which should now have a
beautiful gloss and be extremely elastic, is then put on a
small round board, the top lightly sprinkled with flour, and,
after being covered with a napkin, put into a cool place.
It is generally made in the evening to scald the following
morning ; but it may also be scalded three hours after
making it, in the following manner. — Cut the paste in four
long pieces of equal length, each of which form into a roll
of an inch in diameter, and then cut it into fifteen small
slices, which place on the lid of a small stewpan covered
with flour, with the side that has been cut downwards.
When all the echaudes have been cut out in this manner
and placed on two lids, throw them in a large stewpan with
boiling water, preventing them as much as possible from
sticking to each other. At first they will sink to the bot-
tom, when you must lightly stir the surface of the water
(which should not boil) with a spatula, in order to make
them rise. As soon as they have been sufficiently scalded
(which you will be able to ascertain by their feeling a little
firm, and the middle being no longer soft*), take them out
of the stewpan and put them in a large earthen pan full of
water. After soaking them for five hours, drain them in a
sieve; and, a few minutes after, range them on plates or very

* When the side that is cut has a fine grain, it is a good sign

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thin boards at full two inches distance from each other, and
then put them in a hot oven. They should have eighteen
or twenty minutes’ baking ; and if during that time the
oven could be kept shut, they would look all the better.
When they have been taken out of the oven, they may be
cut in two, and a pinch of fine salt with a spoonful of luke-
warm butter put lightly on each of them : the two halves
are then put together, and they are served up hot with
coffee, tea, or chocolate.

PART II.

OF HOT PASTRY FOR THE FIRST COURSE.

Sect. I. — Hot Snipe Pie, with Truffles.

Pick and singe eight middle-sized snipes; take off their
necks and feet, and then cut them in two. Take out the
back-bone, and after wiping the inside with a napkin,
place them on a sauter-plate, in which you have put four
ounces of melted butter, the same quantity of grated bacon,*
a table-spoonful of parsley, two of mushrooms, and four of
truffles, all chopped very fine ; then a small clove of shalot
(blanched and chopped), a sufficient quantity of salt to season
it, and some grated nutmeg. Let them simmer on a mode-
rate fire for twenty minutes ; during which time take care to
turn them, in order that they may be all regularly seasoned.f
Afterwards put them to cool, and then chop the inside of
the snipes and pound them in a mortar, adding to them four

Explanation of Plate I.

Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 7 represent various forms of hot pies, after the

modern fashion. . , , N

Nos. 4, 5 and 6 are three hot pies for small first-course dishes (CTi*re«q,

as quails au gratin , and other small game.

No. 8 represents a pie ( tourte ) for the first course.

No. 9, a fluted vol-au-vent.

• You scrape for that purpose the bacon which produces a kind of

' U+ This operation is called seasoning the snipes with sweet herbs;
and therefore, when in any of the subsequent articles it is said season
such and such game with sweet herbs, you must follow the same
directions as here described.

4* Âé j-f *

IJos/û/vy hjh 3 WeJLLt/ujtnn, 3^ ,5 Erased.

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table spoonsful of godiveau, or other kind of force-meat
(see Force-Meat), two of sweet herbs, and some nutmeg.
Then make a crust (see directions for making Paste for Hot
Pies) of seven inches diameter and four in height (as repre-
sented in Plate I. No. 1), the bottom and sides of which
cover with force-meat; and after cutting all the bony parts
of the snipes to give them a handsome form, place them in
the pie in the shape of a crown, adding between the snipes
a few good truffles cut in slices, which will communicate
to them the flavour ot the truffles, and then cover the whole
with the seasoning mentioned before. Two laurel-leaves,
with some round slices of larding bacon of the same size as
the surface of the pie, are now placed upon it, which are
covered afterwards with a piece of paste of the same kind as
before described. Then pinch the rim, and ornament the
whole in the manner represented on the plate; after which
egg it well,* and put it in a clear oven. As soon as the top
is lightly coloured, cut it, and cover it with four round pieces
of paper of nine inches in diameter. Let it bake for an hour
and a half. Then take off the cover, the slices of bacon, and
the laurel-leaves ; and after skimming off all the fat, mask
the contents with chopped truffles and some glazed demi-
opamsh sauce.t The crust is afterwards lightly glazed.
Be sure the pie be ready the moment you are going to serve
it up, or it will lose part of its flavour.

Hot Pheasant Pie, with Truffles.

Take two middle-sized pheasants, keep them for three or
four days, in order to give them a high flavour, and then
pick, singe, and cut them up like pullets for fricassée; after
which season them with sweet herbs, in the same manner I
ave mentioned before. When cold, garnish the bottom and

fnrr.rle£ w the Pie wlth f'°ur spoonsful of godiveau or fine
force-meat (see Godrveau), in which you have put two truf-
fles chopped very fine: then put in the legs and rumps of

Ï® in' ( 'S and uPon them four small truffles cut in two; next
the fillets and breasts, and then a few more truffles ; covering
the whole with the seasoning before mentioned. Two
laurel-leaves and some slices of larding bacon are then
p aced upon it; after which the pie is finished and baked like

produce a beaiUifuT^effliet in^k' tah1®"sP°°nful of sifted flour, will
pies. Ul effect in baking, but it is only adapted for hot

+ See the manner of preparing under the head Spanish Sauces

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the former. The inside, after taking off the fat, is also co-
vered with glazed demi-Spanish sauce, with truffles cut
round like nutmegs. It must be served up the moment it

ready.

Hot Quail Pie, with Mushrooms.

Pick and singe ten fine quails, take out the back-bone,
and cut off theifnecks and let ; then truss them with them
legs inwards, and wipe them clean with a napk in. Put
them on a large sauter-plate, with four ounces of lukewar
butter four of grated bacon, a spoonful of paisley, three oi
fine whi°e musioo,™ and shale, all chopped very fine ;
add to them some seasoning salt and a little grated
then put them on a moderate fire, tekxng care to t
them at the end of five minutes, m order that they may oe
well seasoned. Make afterwards a crust (“
niesl and cover the bottom and the sides with tour spoons
ful of sodiveau or other force-meat (see Godiveau), mixed
un witlftwo spoonsful of sweet herbs, as before mentioned

When the quails are cold, put them in g

them in the form of a crown, and adding in the miacue a

dozen of fine round mushrooms. The ^jf^llllices

with the seasoning ; and two laurel-leave , m inder 0f

of larding bacon, are put on the top of it: the remainder ; oi
the operation is the same as that for nKkmg m.pe p.es.
,üpp o „ine Pies ) The moment you are going to sen e p
he pifSte off the fat. and coter the inside tvjth dem
Spanish sauce ;* adding attherame « a garmsh ofsom

in the two preceding receipts.

Hot Lark Pie, with Sweet Herbs.
c. 0 tViirtv six fine larks, draw them through their sides,
anSon tlim with sweet herbs, m~~^ L°a-
did the 0A gizzards; and after chopping

theTnsides, pound them,

of godiveau (see Godiveau ) an P li ectetl and cover

You then prepare your crmd a ^ j

the bottom and stdes of ‘ ' d over them a

of°the seasoning^repeat tins twice, and when

■ , , mixed with essence of mushrooms, and

• This sauce should be mixeu

some reduced madeira.

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you have in this manner disposed of the whole of the birds,
pour the remainder of the seasoning over them ; then cover
them with two laurel-leaves and some slices of larding
bacon, and finish as usual. When the pie is baked, take off
the bacon and the laurel-leaves, skim off the fat, and mask
the contents with a glazed demi-Spanish sauce and a garnish
of mushrooms, sliced truffles, and some fillets of larks done
on the sauter-plate.

N. B. The preceding directions are also to be attended to
in making hot pies of young partridges, redbreasts, ortolans,
and other small game.

Hot Pie à la Mongla.

Soak in lukewarm water two fine Strasbourg livers, then
put them on the fire in clean water, and as soon as they
begin to boil, take them out and let them cool in fresh
water ; then cut them in scallops, and season them very
high with sweet herbs (see Snipe Pie ) on a slow fire for
ten minutes- when cold pare them, and, after putting
about a fourth part of one liver aside, pound the parings
and mix them with the same quantity of fine force-meat
for poultry. (See Poultry.)

The crust being made, cover the bottom and sides with
force-meat ; then put in the livers in the form of a crown,
and pour the seasoning over them ; add two laurel-leaves,
some slices of larding bacon, and finish as usual. Put
the pie in a clear oven, let it bake an hour and a half, and
when ready to dish up, take off the fat and mask it with a
garnish of sliced truffles.

The sauce for this kind of hot pie is prepared in the fol-
lowing manner : — pound the part of the liver which you
have preserved, dilute it in a stewpan with a spoonful of
Spanish sauce (see Spanish Sauce), and strain it through a
tammy ; add three large spoonsful of good Spanish sauce,
mixed with jelly broth made of poultry, seasoned with truf-
fles and some reduced madeira, in which are put four fine
black truffles cut in slices. Observe, this sauce à la mongla
should not boil.

Hot Pie of Beef Palates, with Truffles.

Peel, blanch, and boil a dozen fine beef palates ; split
them in two longwise and trim them ; mask them lightly
with some fine force-meat mixed Avith two spoonsful of
sweet herbs done in butter ; put upon the force-meat some
slices of truffles, and then roll up each half-palate like a

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sausage. The whole of them having been thus prepared,
put eîght of them in a crust, made as before directed, the
bottom and sides of which you have covered with fine
force-meat; put upon them eight more, and on them the
remainder, together with some slices of truffles; the whole
is then covered with a piece of the best butter well worked.
Finish, and bake the pie as usual. When it is served up,
skim off the fat, and mask it with some sliced truffles
boiled for two minutes only in some reduced madena,
with some glazed demi-Spanish sauce added to it.

Hot Pie of Lambs’ Sweetbreads.

Soak and blanch eight lambs’ sweetbreads ; cut them in
scallops, and put them to simmer for full a quarter of an
hour with sweet herbs, described under the head of Snipe
Pie Having made your pie in the usual manner, mask
the' bottom and the sides with a little fine force-meat or
godiveau (see Force-Meat ), and then put in the sweet-
breads cold, and ranged in the form of a crown; cover
them with their seasoning, and add two laurel-leaves an
some slices of larding bacon; finish the pie as before
directed ; put it in a clear oven, and let it bake an houi «md a
half- the moment it is dished up, take off the fat, and cover
it with a glazed demi-Spanish sauce, mixed with jelly
broth of poultry and essence of mushrooms, and a garnis
of mushrooms and artichoke-bottoms: it may also be

masked with a German sauce. In making a hot pie of calves
sweetbreads, you proceed in the same manner.

Hot Pie à la Financière.

After making a pie (to be eaten hot) of the kind repre-
sented in Plate I. Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 mask the inside with
slices of larding bacon, fill it with chopped beef-suet, and
finish it in the usual manner ; let it bake an hour, when
it will be of a fine colour ; after it has cooled a little
empty it entirely ; and, the moment you are going to dish it
upffll it about half way with force-meat made of poultry
or game, and then fill up with lambs’ sweetbre^
combs and stones, mushrooms, truffles, artichoke-bottoms
liters’ tails and six large lobsters, covering the whole with
ÏÏEdISÆh sauce, "mixed with jelly
flavoured with truffles and some reduced Rhenish oi Ma

deira wine. nj .

Hot Pie, with Chives.

Make a pound of very mellow godiveau (see Godiveau );

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31

mix with it a table-spoonful of chives blanched and chopped
very fine, and some grated nutmeg. Having made your
crust, according to the preceding directions, fill it neaily
full with godiveau ; then cover and finish it in the usual
manner, and put it in a clear oven ; as soon as the top has
acquired a fine light colour, take off the cover, and run youi
knife round the side to separate the godiveau from the crust,
or by its swelling it will burst the pie ; then cover it with
four rounds of paper of nine inches in diameter, let it bake
just an hour ; take off the fat, and cut the godiveau through
in the form of a diamond or a square, in order to serve it
up with greater ease ; then mask it with a good Spanish
sauce, and a garnish of mushrooms and bottoms ot arti-
chokes. It should be dished up quickly.

Hot Pie of Poultry Godiveau, with Truffles.

Make three-quarters of a pound of poultry godiveau with
truffles (see Truffles ) ; then take four fine truffles, clean them
and cut them in quarters ; make a crust in the usual manner ;
garnish it with a fourth part of the godiveau, in which
put four quarters of the truffles ; then put in the same quantity
of godiveau with four more pieces of truffles ; repeat this
twice, taking care to mix the sixteen quarters of the truffles
with the godiveau in such a manner that they may be found
in every part of it ; finish the pie in the usual manner, and
the moment you are going to dish it up, mask it with a
glazed demi-Spanish sauce and some truffles rounded like nut-
megs. In garnishing godiveau pies, you may add cocks’ -
combs and stones, lambs’ sweetbreads, artichoke-bottoms, or
mushrooms.

Hot Pie of Game Godiveau, with Mushrooms.

Make three-quarters of a pound of game godiveau (see
Godiveau of Game), and put it in the pie, a fourth part at a
time, with some very white mushrooms, and four fillets of
young rabbits trimmed and cut in scallops ; finish as usual,
paying particular attention to the baking ; afterwards mask
the godiveau with a glazed demi-Spanish sauce, and garnish
it with mushrooms and two fillets of young rabbits cut in
scallops and done on a sauter-plate.

These kind of hot pies can also be made with force-
meat balls of poultry or game.

N. B. The crust of hot pies ought generally to be lightly
glazed.

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Sect. II. — Hot Fish Pie.

Cut in scallops a slice of salmon, large enough to fill the
pie, and season it with sweet herbs ; that is, — put six ounces
of good butter in a small stewpan, make it lukewarm, and
add to it two spoonsful of parsley, two of mushrooms, double
the quantity of truffles, a clove of shalot, blanched, chopping
the whole very fine: then add some nutmeg and salt suffi-
cient to season the salmon very high. Having made your
crust in the usual manner, dip the scallops in the sea-
soned butter, and place them in the pie in the form of a
crown; pour the remainder of the seasoning over them ; then
add two laurel-leaves, and mask the whole with some slices
of larding bacon. Finish the pie as directed ; put it in a
clear oven, and let it bake an hour and a quarter. Ihe
moment you dish it up, take off the fat, and mask it with
a garnish of the soft roes of carp, lobsters’ tails, oysters,
mushrooms, artichoke-bottoms, and some truffles. \ ou may
likewise add to it a glazed demi-Spanish sauce.

Proceed in the same manner in making hot pies of the
fillets of turbots, dabs, shadfish, sturgeons, soles, carp, and
other river and sea fish.

Hot Pie à la Mariner.

Take a small slice of salmon (cut in four); a fine sole,
split, boned, and each half cut in six fillets ; a small eel (cut
in six pieces), four fine soft roes of carp, two dozen of fine
oysters, four truffles cut in slices, and the same quantity of
fine mushrooms rounded and boiled very white ; then take
eight ounces of the best butter, make it a little warm, and^
mix it with two table-spoonsful of parsley, four spoonsful of
mushrooms, and four of truffles, all chopped very fine ; add
to it a clove of shalot, blanched and chopped, the fourth
part of a grated nutmeg, a large pinch of mignonette, and salt
sufficient to season the fish. Having made your crust as
before directed, mask the bottom ot it with a spoonful of the
seasoned butter ; then put in the pieces of eel with some
oysters between them, and mask them Avith tAvo table-spoons-
ful of the butter ; add some slices of truffles and mushrooms,
and cover them with the salmon, laying some oysters be-
tween each piece : mask it again with two spoonsful of the
butter ; add some more mushrooms and slices ot ti uffles,
and then put in the roes with the remainder ot the oysteis
between them : pour in two spoonsful of the seasoned but-
ter, and place the fillets of the soles upon it, together Avith

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the remainder of the truffles and mushrooms ; cover the
whole with the remaining butter and two laurel-leaves ;
finish the pie in the usual manner, and let it bake an hour
and a quarter. When it is ready to be dished up, take off
the laurel-leaves and all the liquid : mask it afterwards with
a ragout of lobsters’ tails, mushrooms, and some small truffles,
and°add to it a glazed demi-Spanish sauce thickened with
lobster butter, or a good iomato- sauce, likewise thickened
with lobster butter.

Hot Pie of Stuffed Whitings.

Split and bone fifteen middle-sized whitings, and, after
washing and trimming them (without breaking the skin),
spread them on the table ; season them very high with salt,
whole pepper, and nutmeg ; then mask them lightly with
some fine force-meat made of lobsters and truffles, or mush-
rooms, and roll up each half, beginning with the fleshy part,
in order that it may be quite round. The thirty halves hav-
ing been masked and rolled up in this manner, garnish
the bottom and the side of the pie with the force-meat
mentioned above ; then put in ten of the halves, placing
them upright, so as to cover the whole of the bottom of the
pie, and covering them with two spoonsful of butter, hardly
melted ; then put in ten more, masking them likewise with
two spoonsful of butter ; and then the ten last, covering
them with four spoonsful of butter and two laurel-leaves.
Finish the pie as usual, and let it bake an hour and a quarter.
The moment it is ready to be served up, take off the laurel-
leaves and all the fat; and then mask it with a ragout of the
soft roes of carp, oysters, lobsters’ tails, mushrooms, and arti-
choke-bottoms, with a tomato, or glazed Spanish sauce.

To make a hot sole pie, you proceed in the same manner;
except that you take off the skins, as the flesh of soles is
much firmer than that of whitings.

Sect. III. — Hot Vegetable Pie, a la Moderne.

This excellent pie is made with all kinds of vegetables,
such as carrots, turnips, onions, cauliflowers, peas, beans,
French beans, asparagus, lettuces, cucumbers, celery, arti-
choke-bottoms, and mushrooms.

Put in a pot, with some good broth, lightly seasoned with
salt, twenty carrots, twenty turnips, twenty onions, eight
heads of celery, four lettuces, and four cloves : skim them,
and let them simmer gently. As soon as the carrots are

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thoroughly clone, strain the liquor through a napkin, and let
it stand till it is quite clear. Then scoop out a hundred
small carrots, in the shape and of the same size as small
olives ; throw them into boiling water, and after boiling three
or four minutes, put them in cold water to cool. Do the
same with about thirty small turnips ; put them separately
in two stewpans with some broth, the liquor of the roots
prepared as above, and a little sugar ; let them simmer, and
as soon as they are nearly done (but still a little firm), place
the pan on a sharp fire to glaze them by reducing the liquor,
and then put them aside. While they are doing, put on,
together, eight lettuces and twelve heads of celery, with
some pieces of larding bacon, jelly, broth, and the fat of
poultry ; then put on, separately, with a little salt and but-
ter, and in boiling water, a cauliflower, six ounces of green
peas, six of garden beans, and six of white kidney beans :
afterwards (likewise separately, and in boiling water), with
a sufficient quantity of salt, half a bundle of asparagus, and^
the same quantity of green kidney beans, cut in strips of
the same length as young carrots : then, also in boiling
water, with some butter, lemon-juice, and a little salt, four
artichoke-bottoms, scooped out round ; afterwards, with
some lemon-j uice, and a good piece ofbutter.a small basketful
of fine round mushrooms ; then take a fine cucumber, cut it
in four, and after peeling it, take out the inside with a scoop
of five-sixths of an inch in diameter, and sprinkle it with a
small spoonful of salt ; drain the water from it, and, after
wiping it, throw it into six ounces of clarified butter, made a
little warm, and brown it a little on a moderate fire ; then
drain it on a napkin, and put it in a small stewpan. ^°w
peel carefully about thirty small onions, of equal sizes,
put them on a buttered sauter-plate, with some of the pi e-
pared liquor of carrots, & c., and a little sugar ; let them
simmer, and when done, glaze them, by reducing the liquor
over a moderate fire, in order to give them a fine brilliant
reddish colour. Take particular care that all the vege-
tables are rather firm, in order to prevent their breaking
when you mix them together. When you have proceeded
thus far, drain all your vegetables (except the carrots,
turnips, and onions) on a double napkin, and put them m
the pie in the following order: — First, form a circle of small
cauliflowers and Brussels cabbages round the edge of the
bottom-crust ; on the top of this circle form another of small
glazed onions; on this, another of young carrots (the points
up wards) ; and on the top of that, another of fine w lnte

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35

mushrooms. Then take, for the centre of the cover, a fine
artichoke-bottom, and place in it a small tuft of green
kidney beans, mixed with carrots, and formed like a pyra-
mid. Afterwards, prepare the following sauce, à la Ma-
cédoine:— Put a good bechamel sauce (see Bechamel ) (the
velouté of which has been mixed with jelly broth, flavoured
with essence of mushrooms, and the prepared liquor of car-
rots, &c.) into a stewpan, and cover the surface lightly with
a spoonful of green kidney-beans, one of carrots, one of
green peas, one of cucumbers, one of the heads of aspara-
gus, one of white kidney-beans, one of garden-beans, one of
artichoke-bottoms (cut like the cucumbers), and one of
mushrooms. Repeat this, but take care not to put in
more than will be necessary to fill the pie about two-thirds
full, though at the same time, sufficient to cover the ve-
getables well : then put the stewpan in a larger one with
boiling water ; and the moment you are ready to pour the
sauce in the pie, make it boil up once or twice; then squeeze
and trim your lettuces (the same as for a second-course dish),
and form a circle of them at the bottom of the pie ; in the
centre of this circle place the celery and a few cauliflowers;
then form another circle of the small parts of the cauliflowers
on the top of the lettuces ; on that, another of small glazed
onions ; and lastly, on that, another of small Brussels cab-
bages.* When you have filled the pie in this manner, before
you dish it up, cover it, and place it on a stove long enough
to make the vegetables quite hot. When you are going
to dish up, pour the sauce, spoonful by spoonful, into the
pie, filling it nearly to the brim, and giving it, at the same
time, a convex form ; then put on the cover of vegetables
which you have previously prepared. Cocks’-combs and
stones, or a scallop of a fat liver, or the fillets of pullets, or
those of larks, or some other small game, are sometimes
added to the sauce. The bottom of the pie may likewise be
garnished with a circle of small truffles (those in bottles are
the best) rounded and glazed ; or with a circle of small
round potatoes, of the size of nutmegs, lightly coloured and
glazed ; or with one of small carrots or turnips, rounded and
glazed.

N.B. Vol-au-vent, timbales, nouilles, &c., may also be
garnished with the sauce à la Macédoine.

* This garnish is sometimes
with tiie sauce à ta Macédoine.

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Hot Pie, Anglo-Français.

Trim the fillets of four breasts of mutton, cut them in
scallops, and season both sides of them with salt, pepper, and
nutmeg ; then make half a pound of butter a little warm,
and put into it two spoonsful of parsley, four of mushrooms,
four of truffles and a clove of shalot, all chopped very fine.
Having made your pie as directed, steep the fillets in the
butter and sweet herbs, and then place them in a ring
at the bottom of the pie, in the centre of which put some
fine white round mushrooms (stewed), sliced truffles, or
artichoke-bottoms, or some scallops of lambs’ or calves’
sweetbreads, and then mask the whole with the remainder
of the butter and sweet herbs. Finish the pie in the usual
manner, put it in a clear oven and let it bake an hour and a
half. When ready to dish up, take off the larding bacon
and laurel-leaves, and mask it with a demi-glaze of mutton,
mixed with essence of mushrooms or truffles and some
lemon-juice. It may also be masked with a good Spanish
sauce, and a garnish of mushrooms, truffles, artichoke-bot-
toms, and lambs’ sweetbreads, or even with a tomato sauce.

In making hot pies of fillets or knuckles of veal, fillets of
beef, fresh pork, wild boar’s flesh, or other kind of venison,
proceed in the same manner.

Hot Russian Pie.

Cut a small slice of salmon in scallops, and season them
with sweet herbs, salt, pepper and nutmeg ; season a small
fat Strasbourg liver in the same manner, and likewise cut it
in scallops, and then take the yolks of twelve eggs boiled
hard, and chop them fine. Having made your crust in
the usual manner, garnish the bottom and the sides with
rice boiled in some strong liquor of pullets; then mask the
bottom with some of the scallops of salmon, and sprinkle
them with part of the yolk of egg : next you put halt ot the
scallops of liver, and sprinkle them likewise with yolk ot
egg ; repeat this garnish of salmon and liver, and then pour
over it the butter and sweet herbs with which you have
seasoned the liver and the salmon. The whole is then to be
covered with the remainder of the rice, and the pie finished
as directed. Let it bake an hour and a half, and dish it up
immediately.

Observe that the rice, as well as the rest of the. garnish,
must be cold. The addition of a glazed demi-Spanish sauce
will be an improvement to this kind of pie.

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Sect. IV. — Pies for the first Course, a l’ Ancienne.

Prepare a piece of paste of the same kind as directed
for timbales (see Timbales ) ; cut it round (eight inches
in diameter), and put it on a small baking-plate. Then
make thirty-six or forty balls of godiveau (see Godiveau )
as big as pigeons’ eggs ; place half of them upon it at the
distance of an inch from the edge, on them put some scal-
lops of lambs’ or calves’ sweetbreads (done with sweet
herbs), some mushrooms and artichoke-bottoms cut in half-
quarters ; then the remainder of the godiveau balls, and
upon them four fine lobsters (claws and tails shelled), some
mushrooms and artichoke-bottoms ; forming the whole into
a handsome dome.

Prepare afterwards another piece of paste the same as the
former, of one-sixth of an inch thick, cut it round (nine and
a half inches in diameter) ; wet the edge of the first piece
lightly, and then place the large piece upon it, pressing it
all round close to the godiveau balls. The pie is now
closed and should contain a little air, but still not too
much, or else the heat will make it crack in baking.*
Then turn and press the edge of the bottom crust round that
of the upper crust in order to fasten them both well to-
gether. Wet the upper part of the rim lightly, and place
a strip of puff paste (of three-quarters of an inch wide, and
one-sixth thick) round it, fastened, &c. in the same manner
as for a pie for the second course.

Having lightly egged the pie, place a large rose of at
least six inches in diameter in the centre of the cover,
formed of strips of the same kind of paste of which the
pie is made ; or a small false cover of puff paste, egged
and cut in the ancient form. Then put a piece of strong
paper, buttered, on the strip of paste placed (as above di-
rected) round the bottom of the tourte (pie); put it in a clear
oven, and let it bake an hour and a half. As soon as it is
done, cut a small piece of three inches in diameter out of
the top ; pour through it a good Spanish sauce, cover it up
again, and then serve it up immediately.

Pie, with Godiveau of Poultry.

This pie is made exactly in the same manner as the
former, except that you garnish it with godiveau of poultry,

* When you see that this is likely to happen, make a small hole in
it with the head of a large pin, in order to let out the superfluous air.

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C see Poultry), adding cocks’-combs and stones, truffles,
mushrooms, artichoke-bottoms, and four fine lobsters. It
should have a Spanish sauce mixed with jelly broth of
poultry and the essence of mushrooms or truffles.

Ditto, with Godiveau of Gaine.

This pie is also made like the first; but garnish it with
godiveau of game ( see Godiveau ), placing in the centre
and on the force-meat balls a fillet of a young rabbit or
leveret, cut in scallops, and lightly done in the sauter-plate
with sweet herbs, fillets of larks, snipes, and other small
game. Add to it some mushrooms, truffles, and a good
glazed demi-Spanish sauce, flavoured with essence of kept
game and truffles.

Ditto, with Godiveau of Fish.

Season lightly with some sweet herbs four soft roes of
carp, and place them with some mushrooms and lobster-
tails between the balls of the godiveau of fish (see Godiveau).
Then finish and bake the pic in the usual manner, with the
addition of a Spanish sauce thickened with lobster butter.

Ditto, with force-meat Balls of Poultry and Truffles.

Cut eight very black truffles into rather thick slices of an
oval form, and season them for two minutes only in clarified
butter, with salt and mignonette. Then make thirty-six
or forty small oval balls of force-meat of poultry (see
Poultry') ; place each ball on a slice of truffle, and then put
them together in the pie. The rest of the process is the
same as the former. When ready to dish up, pour on it a
glazed demi-Spanish sauce mixed with jelly broth of poultry
and essence of mushrooms.

Pies for the first course can be made with any other
kind of force-meat or godiveau in the same manner.

Ditto, au Chasseur.

Season with sweet herbs a small red partridge, trimmed
and cut in two, a small snipe, trimmed in the same manner,
two quails, six larks, the loins and legs of a small white
rabbit, and four very black truffles, each cut in five slices.
Let the whole have a little, but sufficient quantity of salt,
to give it a good flavour. Also let the game cool in its
seasoning, and when cold put it into the pic in the form ot a
dome, filling up the vacancies with the butter and sweet
herbs, in which you have seasoned it. Finish as usual ; put

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the pie in a clear oven, and let it bake an hour and a half ;
the moment you dish it up, pour into it a Spanish sauce
flavoured with the essence of kept game and truffles.

Sect. V. — Of small Pates, with Godiveau.

Give three-quarters of a pound of flour, made into a puff-
paste, six turns ; roll it out into two pieces of one-twelfth of
an inch thick, and cut them with a smooth round paste-cutter
into circles of one inch and a quarter in diameter : put half
of them on a large baking-plate (which has been wetted a
little) at one inch and a quarter distance from each other ;
w'et the top of each circle lightly, and garnish it with a little
godiveau (see Godiveau), which you cover over with one of
the circles of paste kept in reserve. Fasten the edges by
pressing the top with the back of a paste-cutter of an inch
in diameter; egg the pules lightly, put them in a clear oven,
and give them a fine reddish colour.

Ditto, with Verjuice.

The process is the same as the former, except that you
put on the godiveau of each pâté a fine grain of ver-
juice.

Ditto, with Cocks’ Stones.

Take as many large cocks’ stones as you want pates ;
throw them in water a little more than lukewarm, in which
you have put a little salt, but do not put it on the fire,
lest the stones should crack. When they are a little
stiff, drain them, and when cold place them on a little
poultry godiveau or force-meat à Quinelle (see à Quinelle).
The preparation and finishing of the pâtés is the same as
stated before. When ready, open them and pour on the in-
side a little béchamel ; then close them and serve them up
immediately.

Ditto, Scarlet.

Garnish the path with a little godiveau of poultry (see
Godiveau of Poultry), mixed with small dice of neat’s tongue
of a fine red colour, and the moment they are ready, open
them, and pour in a little Spanish sauce ; then close them
again, and dish up directly. You may likewise put in each
pâté a piece of the tongue in the shape of a nut.

Ditto, with Trafics.

Garnish the pâtés with godiveau of poultry (see Go-

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diveau of Poultry) ; put upon it a small truffle turned the
size of a nutmeg, and finish as usual ; before you dish them
up, pour in them some Spanish sauce with a little chopped
truffles.

Ditto, with Game.

Season with sweet herbs as many larks’ fillets (see Lark)
trimmed round as you want pates. When cold, take them
out of their seasoning and place one of them on each pâté,
which you have previously garnished with a little godiveau
of game. (See Godiveau of Game.) Finish as usual ; when
you dish them up, cover the contents with a little Spanish
sauce, flavoured with essence of kept game.

Pâtés Maigres, with soft Roes of Carp.

Wash a fine soft roe of carp in salt and water, cut it in
small pieces of half an inch square ; and put one piece in
each pâté, which you have previously garnished with a little
fine force-meat of the soft roe of carp. Finish as before
directed ; and when ready, pour in them a little béchamel
maigre (see Béchamel Maigre), though they are frequently
served up without it. Pâtés with the soft roes of mackarel,
pike, and eel powts, are made in the same manner.

Ditto, with Lobsters' Tails.

Having garnished your pâtés with a little force-meat, of
lobsters, put in each of them a lobster’s tail shelled, and
then finish as usual.

Ditto, with Oysters.

Rinse as many small oysters as you want pâtés in their
own water, garnish the pâtés with some force-meat of the
soft roes of carp, and place the oysters, after wiping them,
cold, upon them. Finish as mentioned before.

Ditto, with Anchovies.

Wash and trim as many fine fillets of anchovies as you
want pâtés. Roll each fillet up like a small ball, and after
garnishing your pâtés with fine force-meat ot anchovies,
place one fillet on each of them ; the remainder of the process
is the same as before.

Sect. VI.— Vol-au-Vknt.

Having already spoken of the vol-au-venl under the head
of Puff Paste, I shall only observe here, that after finishing

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it as there directed, put it in a moderate oven and take it
out when it has acquired a fine reddish colour. Then
empty it, but at the same time examine the inside, and if
any parts of it appear too thin, fasten on them some of
the pieces that you have taken from the inside, and then egg
the whole of the inside lightly, in order to make all of the
loose parts of thê vol-au-vent stick well together. After-
wards put it for a few minutes in the mouth of the oven. All
these precautions are necessary to prevent the sauce from
running out 'when the crust of the vol-au-vent is not thick
enough to hold it.

Vol-au-Vent à la Nesle.

Make some balls of poultry force-meat (see Force-Meat'),
in small-coffee spoons, dip them in jelly broth, and, after
draining them on a napkin, place them regularly in the vol-
au-vent, which fill up with a good ragout of cocks’-combs
and Stones, lambs’ sweetbreads, truffles, mushrooms, lobsters’
tails, and four fine whole brains, and cover the whole with a
German sauce. I shall give some further details on this
subject when I treat of casseroles au riz, as both dishes are
garnished in the same manner.

Rissole.*

Make six ounces of flour into puff-paste, give it ten turns,
and roll it out in an oblong form ; place on it some small
bits of godiveau, or other kind of force-meat as big as com-
mon nuts, at the distance of an inch from each other ; wet
the paste round the force-meat and fold the edge of the
paste over it, pressing it well down all round, so that no air
may îemainin the inside. Afterwards cut out your rissoles
with a jagging iron, or a round fluted paste-cutter of two
inches in diameter, giving them the form of a crescent of an
me l and a quarter wide, by two inches long ; repeat this
till you have used all your paste, which should make twenty-
four assoies. Then place them on two stewpan-lids, lightly
sprinkled with flour, and when you are going to dish up,
fiy them, f turning them from time to time, and as soon as
they are of a light reddish colour, drain them on a double
napkin, and serve them up directly.

Rissoles may also be filled with the same ingredients as
croquettes of game or poultry ; but, in that case, you make

* A rissole is a kind of mince-pie.

t Observe, that what you fry them witli should not be too hot.

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them scalloped. And call them canelons à la Luxem-
bourg.

This kind of side-dish pastry ÇJiors-d’ œuvre) may also be
made with fine paste, but then the paste should be rolled
out as thin as possible.

Rissoles à la Parisienne.

Take three-quarters of a pound of paste à brioche; roll it
very thin, and place on it, at the distance of two inches from
the edge and one from each other, some small pieces of hash
of poultry or game, as large as nutmegs, and the same as
that for croquettes. Having wetted them lightly all round, fold
the edge of the paste over them, and press them down well,
so that they may firmly hold their contents. Then cut
out your rissoles with a plain round paste-cutter, of one inch
and two-thirds in diameter, taking care that the meat is ex-
actly in the middle. Place them afterwards on two lids,
sprinkled with flour, and continue in the same manner to
dispose of the remainder of the paste, so as to make twenty-
four rissoles. Let them remain on the lids full two hours,
in order to give the paste time to recover, and, when ready
to dish up, fry, turn, and drain them, as before directed.

These kinds of rissoles are sometimes made scalloped, or in
the shape of a crescent, and may be garnished with different
sorts of force-meat.

Rissoles à la Russe.

Dilute in a small stewpan two spoonsful of flour, with
four eggs ; add to it half a glass of good cream, a grain of
salt, and a spoonful of lukewarm butter. The whole being
well mixed, pour a spoonful of it in a large frying-pan,
lightly buttered, moving it at the same time in such a man-
ner that the bottom be entirely covered. Having acquired a
light reddish colour, turn it, and, when coloured on both
sides, place it on a large dish, and then repeat the same
operation until you have used the whole of the butter,
which should make a dozen small and very thin omelets.
When ready, cut them in halves, and then cut each half
again in an oblong form ; upon which put some force-
meat, or a little hash made of poultry or game (prepared like
that for croquettes ) , and then fold it up so as to enclose the
whole of what you have put upon it ; but, in order to keep
it well together, wet the sides of the omelet with a little of
the butter which you have reserved for that purpose. Af-
ter having made in this manner twenty-four rissoles, dip
them in six eggs, beaten up with a grain of salt, and cover

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them with some very fine crumbled bread, and then place
them on two stewpan-lids. When you are going to dish up,
fry them until they have a fine colour, and then serve them
up directly.

Croquettes* of Rice à V Ancienne.

Boil six ounces of Carolina rice, as before directed ; mix
it with a spoonful of reduced velouté (see Velouté), two
spoonsful of good Parmesan cheese grated, and nutmeg.
The whole being well mixed, divide it into eighteen equal
parts, of one of which you form in the hollow of your left
hand, by means of the thumb of your right, a kind of cup,
in which you put a small spoonful of good salpicon, or
of the ingredients used in filling croquettes of poultry or
game. You then close the sides of the cup (which should
be quite round), and afterwards proceed in the same manner
to dispose of the remainder of the rice. When that is done,
roll the croquettes in some fine grated Parmesan cheese, and
then again, in the hollow of your hand ; you then mix
two handsful of grated Parmesan, with four of bread, crum-
bled very fine; and, after dipping the croquettes in six
eggs (beaten up), and draining them a little while, roll
them in it, and then again in the hollow of your hand.
The eighteen croquettes being now ready, fry half of them
in the same manner as the rissoles (see Rissoles J, taking care
to move the pan so as to make them roll about, and be all
of the same colour ; and when lightly browned, take them
off the fire, in order that the inside may be thoroughly done.
When they are of a reddish colour, garnish them with fried
parsley, and put them on a stove while you fry the remainder.

Sect. VII. — Timbale of Macaroni a la Milanaise.

Make one pound fourteen ounces of paste for timbales,
(see Timbales ) , and the yolks of four eggs into paste à nou-
ille (see paste à Nouille), in which put the fourth part
of a spoonful of pounded sugar.-j- Then take a mould for

* A croquette \$ a sort of cracknel, crackling gingerbread, or wafer,
■f The addition of the sugar darkens the colour ; and, therefore,
while the paste for timbales takes a bright brown, the paste for nouilles,
which forms the ornamental part, will have a fine reddish tint, which,
as it is entirely detached from the crust of the timbale , produces a
very fine effect ; for the paste à nouille being made of the white of
eggs5 is consequently white, while the crust is of a reddish colour.

44 THE ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C.

timbales (six and a half inches long by three and a half
high), butter it very thick with butter well squeezed ; and,
after moulding and rolling out the paste for nouilles very
thin, put it in the ornamental part of the mould, turning it
immediately, to prevent the air from tarnishing the colour
while you are moulding the fine paste, which should be
rolled out to one-sixth of an inch in thickness, and twenty-
two inches in length. Cut this piece of paste afterwards
into a strip of twenty-one inches in length, and four in
width, and then roll it up, and put it aside while you mould
a part of the parings, and roll them out likewise to the thick-
ness of full one-sixth of an inch.* Then place the mould
upon it, and cut it exactly to the size. When that is done,
wet the ornaments, which you have put in the mould as
before stated, very lightly ; and place the piece of paste,
which you have cut to the size of the mould, upon the orna-
ments at the bottom, pressing it with a little moulded paste,
to make the ornaments stick to it. You then place the strip
of paste, which you have rolled up and put aside, upright in
the mould, gradually unrolling it, and pressing it at the
same time on the ornaments which you have placed round
the sides. — Lastly, to fasten the two pieces of paste toge-
ther, place a small strip of paste lightly wetted over the
part where they are joined together. You now pour the
macaroni (which you prepare, as directed below) into the
timbale. Then wet the edge a little, and cover it with a
piece of paste of about an inch and a half thick. Having
well fastened the cover, you turn the rim of the timbale over
it, and, after properly wetting the whole, lay a second piece
of paste, of the same size as the mould, on the former. Egg
it, streak it lightly, and then make a small hole in the centre;
after which put it in a clear oven. Let it bake an hour and
a half (but observe that the colour should be very light),
and after glazing the crust lightly, dish it up.

The macaroni should be prepared in the following man-
ner : — Put a pound of real Italian macaroni, with a little salt
and butter, in a stewpan with boiling water, and let it
simmer gently on the corner of the stove. When the
macaroni is much swelled and mellow, drain it in a cul-
lender, and then put half of it in a large stewpan ; strew on

* In rolling out these pieces of paste, you should use as little flour
as possible ; not only that the ornaments may fix on with greater
ease, but particularly that the colour may be kept clear, which will
not be the case if the paste is too much floured.

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it nearly half a pound of grated Parmesan cheese, two
pinches of white pepper pounded, and half a pound of the
best butter, placing at the same time, here and there, a
spoonful of velouté (see Velouté), and the same quantity of
beef gravy. Afterwards add the remainder of the ma-
caroni, with the same quantity of Parmesan cheese as before,
and then make it boil up, so as to mix it all well together.
If the macaroni should be too stringy, you add a little ve-
louté and a little salt, and then pour it into the timbale.

Timbale of Macaroni au Chasseur.

Prepare the macaroni as stated in the preceding article ;
but, instead of beef gravy and velouté, use some fillets of
larks, with a good Spanish sauce flavoured with essence of
kept game. The ornamenting, finishing, and baking of this
kind of timbale is the same as the former.

Instead of fillets of larks you may use fillets of young
rabbits, leverets, partridges, woodcocks, pheasants, & c., cut
in scallops as before stated.

Timbale of Macaroni à la Financière.

Prepare the macaroni as before, and add to it a good
ragout of cock’s-combs and stones, liver, truffles, and some
mushrooms, with a glazed Spanish sauce.

Timbale of Macaroni à la Mariner.

Do the fillets of a middle-sized sole with four ounces of
butter in a sauter-plate ; clean the soft roe of a carp, and
shell twelve lobsters’ tails. Then prepare the macaroni as
before, and thicken it with two good spoonsful of maigre
béchamel (see Béchamel), and four ounces of crawfish butter
(see Crawfish Butter). Being well seasoned with salt and
very mellow, you pour one-third of it in the timbale, and
place upon it the carp roe, half of the lobsters’ tails, and six
fine mushrooms. Then cover the whole with one-third of
the macaroni, and place upon it the fillets of the sole (cut
in scallops), the remainder of the lobsters’-tails, and six white
mushrooms scooped. Pour the remaining macaroni on the
timbale, and finish and dish it up in the usual manner.

Timbale of Nouilles, with a Blanquette of Poultry.

Make the yolks of eight eggs into paste à nouilles (see
Paste à Nouilles), pour it gradually into boiling broth, stir-
ring it continually to prevent the nouilles from sticking toge-
ther, and then put them to simmer over a gentle fire the

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same as macaroni. When they are swelled and mellow,
drain them, and put half of them in a large stewpan, cover-
ing them at the same time with eight ounces of butter, eight
of Parmesan cheese grated, and two pinches of white
pepper pounded. Then add the remainder of the nouilles,
four ounces of Gruyère cheese grated, and a spoonful of good
jelly broth of poultry ; season it well, and after putting it
on the fire for a moment, pour half of it in the timbale, made
and ornamented in the usual manner. Then add to it a
blanquette (a kind of fry or stew) of poultry, with some fine
mushrooms and a béchamel sauce, the velouté (see Velouté ) of
which has been mixed with jelly broth of poultry and essence
of mushrooms. Afterwards you put to it the remainder of
the nouilles, and finish the operation in the regular way. Let
it bake an hour and a half, glaze the top and sides of the
timbale, and dish it up immediately.

Timbale of Lazagnes {Ribband-Vermicelli), flavoured with the
Essence of kept Game.

Make the yolks of eight eggs into paste à nouilles (see
Paste à Nouilles), work it the same as for nouilles, but roll
it out as thin as possible. Then cut it in strips of four
inches long and half an inch wide, and put them to simmer
in boiling broth. When they are very mellow, drain them
and put them on the fire for a moment, with the same sea-
soning as the nouilles in the preceding receipts, except that,
instead of jelly broth of poultry, you flavour them with es-
sence of kept game. You then put half of them in the tim-
bale, and put on them about sixty small force-meat balls of
game of the same size and form as quail’s eggs, with a
glazed demi-Spanish sauce flavoured with the essence of
kept game. Add the remainder of the lazagnes, put the
timbale in a clear oven, and finish as usual. Let it bake an
hour and a half, glaze it lightly, and dish it up the moment
it comes out of the oven.

Timbale à la Financière.

Ornament the timbale as directed at the beginning of the
preceding section ; mask the bottom and the sides with
slices of the larding bacon, and fill it with chopped beef suet.
Then cover it with a piece of paste, which you fasten to the
rim of the timbale in the usual way ; wet it well, and lay
another piece of paste on it of exactly the same size as the
mould ; egg it lightly, streak it, and make a hole in the cen-
tre. Then put it in a clear oven ; let it bake an hour and a

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half, and after taking it out of the mould, cut a piece out of
the top at a quarter of an inch distance from the edge, which
is to serve for a cover the same as for a hot pie. Having
carefully removed it, take out all the suet and bacon, and
then close up the small hole at the bottom with a little
paste. When you are ready to dish up, fill it half-way with
force-meat balls made of poultry, game, or fish, and pour
over it a good ragout of cocks’-combs and stones, fat liver,
lambs’ sweetbreads, truffles, and mushrooms, with a glazed
demi-Spanish sauce. Then put on the cover, glaze the top
and sides lightly, and dish it up immediately.

The only difference between this kind of pastry and hot
pies is, that the former is made in a mould and dished up
with its cover, while hot pies are mostly dished up unco-
vered, in order to display their rich contents to advantage ;
otherwise they are both filled in the same manner. With
respect to such timbales, the contents of which are baked
together with the crust, you proceed in the following
manner : —

Timbales of Pigeons, milk Truffles.

Take eight fine pigeons, singe them lightly, and, after
trussing them with their legs inwards, cut them in two ; then
put them on a sauter-plate in which you have made luke-
warm four ounces of butter, as much grated bacon, a table-
spoonful of parsley, two of mushrooms, four of truffles, a
small clove of shalot, all chopped very fine, some nutmeg, a
sufficient quantity of salt, &c. lor seasoning the pigeons, and
four fine truffles cut in slices. Let it all simmer on a gentle
fire for seven or eight minutes, when you turn the pigeons,
and let them cool in their seasoning, after which you bone
them very carefully. Make afterwards, a pound and four-
teen ounces of paste for timbales, and the yolks of two eggs
^ ir^° Paste à nouille ; cut the latter in thin strips, as before
directed, and mask the bottom and the sides of the mould,
after buttering it, lightly with them ; then mould nearly the
whole of the paste for timbales, and after working 'it as
directed for cold pies, roll it out to the thickness of a
quarter of an inch ; then put it into the mould, and after
pressing it down with the remainder of the paste, which you
mould for that purpose, so as to give it the exact form of the
mould,* you cut it off within half an inch from the edo-e •

I'ake care that no air-bladders remain between the paste and
Tt°in theamoula ,V® ^ that the Paste d^’b not Sct folded in putting

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cover the bottom and the sides of the timbale lightly with
some fine force-meat, mixed with truffles, and then put in
it eight halves of the pigeons arranged in a circular form,
with a slice of truffle between each of them, covering the
whole with half of their seasoning. You then put in, in the
same manner, the other eight halves of the pigeons, with the
remainder of their seasoning, and finish the timbale in the
usual manner. Let it bake an hour and a half, and when it
is ready cut a piece out of the top for a cover, and remove
the force-meat which covers the pigeons; after which, you
take off all the fat. You then pour in it some minced truf-
fles, with a glazed Spanish sauce mixed with jelly broth of
poultry and essence of truffles, replace the cover, glaze it
lightly and dish it up. This method of ornamenting timbales
is more expeditious than that before described, and is there-
fore preferable at a moment when you are pressed for time.

Timbale à la Parisienne.

Take half a pound of real Italian macaroni, but let it be
as long as possible : put it in boiling water with a little salt
and butter ; let it simmer gently, and when nearly done, take
it out, drain it, and arrange it lengthwise on a napkin;
then wipe each pipe by rolling it on the napkin, and
cut the ends even, in order that when the pipes are
joined together they may appear to form only one single
strip. Having buttered a mould for timbales with lobster
butter made very red, you place the macaroni on it in a
spiral form, and then cover it very carefully with force-
meat of game, the panado of which is made a little stiffer
than usual ; but particular care must be taken in laying on
the force-meat not to displace the macaroni, as otherwise
the timbale will have but a very indifferent appearance
when placed on the table. The timbale is afterwards filled
with a ragout (cold) of fillets of larks, as before directed,
red partridges, pheasants, or young wild rabbits, truffles
or mushrooms, with a Spanish sauce flavoured with es-
sence of kept game. To mask this ragout, you proceed
in the following manner: — Take a round piece of paper,
butter it, and cover it with force-meat full half an inch thick,
and four inches and a half in diameter ; then turn the paper
and place the force-meat on the ragout. To separate it from
the paper, you make the lid of a stewpan rather warm, and
place it for abouta second upon it, when as soon as the but-
ter is melted you will be able to take off the paper without
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to that which you have put round the sides of the timbale,
so that the ragout is entirely enclosed in it ; and as soon as
the timbale is finished, place it in a stewpan, with boiling
water,* for about an hour and a quarter ; taking care, how-
ever, that the water does not boil while the timbale is in it.
When it is done, place the dish which is to go on the table,
on the mould ; turn it upside down, and when you have re-
moved it, serve it up directly.

Timbale à l’Indienne.

Boil as before directed, but separately, two quarters of a
pound of macaroni, and put in one of them a small infusion
of saffron, in order to give the macaroni a fine light
yellow colour. When nearly done, drain each quarter
of a pound separately, and place them in the mould in
the following manner.f First put a strip of white
macaroni round the bottom of the mould ; then cover
the whole of the bottom by placing alternately across
it, first a strip of yellow macaroni, then one of white,
and so on ; when that is done, place a second strip
of yellow macaroni round the mould, above the for-
mer ; then a second of white, and so on, till you reach
the top, taking care that the joints of each strip be hardly
visible. Then, after carefully masking the bottom and the
sides of the mould, in the same manner as stated before, with
force-meat of poultry, pour in it a ragout à l’Indienne of
cocks’-combs and stones, fat liver, mushrooms, some small
pieces of lean bacon, | and a sauce of very pale velouté,
made with jelly broth of poultry, flavoured with mushrooms,
cayenne pepper and pimento. The timbale is afterwards
finished and Soiled in the same manner.

While Timbale à la Mariner.

Boil eight ounces of macaroni, which should be as long as
possible, then drain and wipe them, &c. as before directed.
When dry, "lace them in a mould lightly buttered, arrang-
ing those you ; ut at the bottom in a spiral form, but placing

* The rr'ould must be covered with a round piece of buttered
paper, and the edge of it must be about half an inch above the sur-
face of the water.

f You must previously roll the pipes on a napkin, in order that
they may be perfectly dry.

X These pieces should be cut with a vegetable scoop of half an inch
in diameter; and, after soaking in plenty of water to draw out the
salt, let them simmer with jelly broth.

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those round the sides upright. When that is done, cover the
macaroni with force-meat of fish, in the same manner as the
other timbales, and then fill the inside with a ragout of soft
roes of carp, lobsters’-tails, and mushrooms, to which add
a sauce of béchamel maigre. (See Béchamel maigre J. Finish
and boil it as before.

You may also fill this timbale with the fillets of soles,
perch, eels, &c., with the addition of truffles and artichoke-
bottoms.

N. B. In making large oval timbales, follow the directions
given for the last three.

Sect. VIII. — Casseroles of Rice (Rice Pillau).

Having washed one pound and a half of Carolina rice very
clean in lukewarm water, pour it into a large hollow stewpan
of eight inches in diameter, in order afterwards to have suffi-
cient room to Avork it. Add to it twice the quantity of good
broth,* Avith four spoonsful of the fat of poultry, and then
place the stewpan on a stove. As soon as the rice begins
to boil, skim it, and after covering it, put it on a very gentle
fire, and let it simmer Avithout interruption for fifteen or
tiventy minutes, Avhen you stir it a little with a Avooden
spoon, and let it simmer for twenty or tAventy-five minutes
longer; stir it again, and if you find the rice tender, take it
off the fire ; but if it should not be done enough, add
a little more broth to it, and let it remain till it is quite
tender and begins to break. Stir it afterwards for a feiv mi-
nutes longer, and then put the stewpan a little on one side, in
order to drain off the fat. When the rice is lukeAvarm, and
all the fat well drained off, you form it into a stiff paste by
Avorking it Avell, and, if necessary, adding gradually a little
more broth to it, to make it sleek and binding. Then put
this paste in a lump into a pan or on a baking plate, and
give it the form you intend it to have, taking care that it is
four or five inches high, and seven in diameter. To make
i very sleek you pass your fingers back Avards and forwards
on such parts as seem to be in want of it; and for embel-
lishing it, you make use of the point of a knife and pieces of
carrot, Avhich for that purpose you cut in a proper shape. It
is further necessary to observe that, in forming your decora-
tions, you must make them project at least the size of your

* That is, if the rice is an inch thick, you may add as much broth
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little finger from the rice ; so that in baking they will becom
lightly coloured, while the hollow spaces between them dry
_up white, by which a very fine effect is produced. Without
this precaution the baking will make your decorations disap-
pear entirely. The casserole is afterwards covered with a little
clarified butter, in order to give it a brighter colour, and then
placed on a stand and put in the oven ; where it should re-
main about an hour and a half, and acquire a light yellow
colour. When done, take off the cover which you have
t ^ foi min& the casserole, and entirely remove all the
loose rice which does not adhere to the crust, in order to
make it very thin. You then mix, in a small stewpan, a
large spoonful of the rice which you have taken away from
the inside, with a little of the sauce of the ragout, &c. you
intend to put in it ; and the moment you dish up, cover the
inside with it, and then fill it.

Note. Glaze the projecting parts of the decorations lightly
before you send it up. ° J

In case you have no good fat or jelly broth, you may mix
the rice with butter, salt, and water; it will not injure the
casserole, and even make the rice look whiter. If, during
a great pressure of business, the fat is not sufficiently 'drained
off the rice when you want to make it into paste, put it be-
tween a napkin and squeeze out what remains.

Casserole of Rice à la Reine.

Chop the white meat of two pullets, and twelve fine
white mushrooms, very fine ; pound it altogether, and then
dilute it with jelly broth of poultry flavoured with essence
of musrhooms. Pass the whole through a white cul-
lender, then put it in a stewpan, which you place in an-
other with boihng water, and when nearly boiling, pour it in
the casserole. For a cover, place on it, in a circular form six
eggs poached in boihng water with a pint of vineo-ar '(but
very soft), with a small fillet of apullet « la conii across iach
of them. When ready to dish up, mask the middle of
the eggs with bechamel (see Béchamel )

N.B The poultry, &c may also be put in the casserole
without pounding or straining.

Casserole of Rice à la Polonaise.

Chop a sufficient quantity of the meat of partridges nhea
sants, young rabbits or leverets, together with some mush’
rooms, pound it, and then dilute it with a good Spanish sa,mP'
flavoured with essence of kept game and essence of mush’

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rooms. Then drain it and boil it as before. When nearly
boiling, put it in the casserole, the cover of which is made
of small round truffles, glazed in the sauter-plate ; or some
fine mushrooms or large cocks’-stones, all arranged in a cir-
cular form. The whole is afterwards covered with a Spanish
sauce.

Casserole of Rice, with a Blanquette of Poultry , favoured with

T ruffles.

Put eight fillets of pullets and five middle sized, but very
round truffles, cut in slices, with a little salt, on a sauter-plate.
Then drain the truffles and put them in a small stewpan.
When the fillets are cold, slice and trim them for the blan-
quette ; after which you mix them with the truffles, and pour
a good German sauce over the whole. Boil it as before, and
serve it up quite hot.

Casserole of Rice au Chasseur.

Trim twelve fillets of red partridges, put them on a sauter-
plate with some butter, salt, and nutmeg, and six very black
round truffles, cut in slices. When the fillets are stiff, drain
them and putthemon a plate ; then drain the truffles andput
them in a small stewpan. As soon as the fillets are cold,
cut them in scallops and mix them with the truffles. Add a
Spanish sauce to it, flavoured with essence of kept game
and the essence of truffles. Boil it as before directed; and
when ready to dish up, thicken it with a good piece of butter.
You may in the same manner use the fillets of woodcocks,
pheasants, young rabbits, &c.

Casserole of Rice à la Périgord.

Soak and clean a small Strasbourg liver ; cut it in scallops,
and do it lightly in a sauter-plate with a little salt. Then
drain it on a napkin, trim it, and mix it in a stewpan with
about twenty fine cocks’-combs, about forty cocks’-stones,
and as many small round truffles of the same form and size
as the cocks’-stones. Pour over it a glazed demi-Spanish
sauce, mixed with jelly broth of poultry, flavoured with truf-
fles and some reduced Madeira wine. Boil this ragout as
before, and pour it in the casserole quite hot.

Casserole of Rice à la Indienne.

Put in the casserole a fricassee made of pullets à la
reine, called a Icari ); add to it an infusion of saffron cayenne
pepper, and pimento, and some small pieces of the breast.

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The latter, after having been blanched, should be boiled in
broth, and then cut with a vegetable-cutter of half an inch
in diameter. Garnish the fricassee afterwards with some
cocks’-combs and stones, and mushrooms, thickened in the
usual way. The cover is formed of small cucumbers very
green.

Casserole of Rice à la Toulouse.

The ragout is made of lambs’ sweetbreads, cocks’-combs
and stones, capons’ livers, mushrooms, and sliced truffles,
with a good German sauce, and boiled in the usual man-
ner. The cover is formed of small lambs’ sweetbreads,
larded and glazed.

Casserole of Rice, with Beef Palates.

Peel, soak, and boil twelve beef palates ; drain them on a
napkin, and cut them with a vegetable-cutter of an inch and
a quarter in diameter. Pour over them a good German
sauce, flavoured with truffles and mushrooms. Boil it as
before. You may also put in the cassarole a ragout of veal
gristles, or a blanquette of calves’ or lambs’ sweetbreads.

Casserole of Rice, with Salt Cod.

Take two pieces out of the back of a cod-fish, very
white and tender ; soak them, and a moment before you are
going to dish up, put them on the fire in a stewpan with cold
water ; then, as soon as the water begins to boil, take it off the
fire and throw into it a hot wood coal,* then cover it over for
some minutes, drain it on a napkin, take off the skin, and
bone it. Add afterwards a good béchamel maigre (see Bé-
chamel), and boil it in the same manner as the ragouts.
When ready to dish up, add a piece of butter and a little
nutmeg.

Casserole of Rice, garnished with Fillets of Soles.

Wash and trim the fillets of four fine soles, and put them
on a sauter-plate with a little salt and butter; then drain them
and cut them in small rounds of an inch and a quarter in dia-
meter. Add afterwards Béchamel maigre (see Béchamel ) or
a German sauce, with some mushrooms and lobsters’ tails.
Boil this ragout in the usual manner, and put it in the casse-
roles, which you finish as directed.

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In using fillets of turbot, salmon, and all other kinds of
fish, you proceed in the same manner, and garnish with oys-
ters, lobsters’ tails, soft roes of carp, truffles, mushrooms, &c.

Casseroles of rice may also be filled with force-meat of
poultry, game, or fish.

Large oval casseroles of rice are made exactly in the same
manner, except that you double or treble the quantity of
rice.

Sect. IX. — Croustade of Bread, with a Ragout of
Leverets, in their Blood.

Take a French loaf of three pounds, and a day or two old,
but no more than eight inches in diameter ; pare off the
crust, and cut the crumb in the shape of a goblet or
some other fanciful form. Then put it in a stewpan,
with a sufficient quantity of clarified butter to cover it en-
tirely, and put it on a gentle fire. As soon as it has acquired
a fine bright brown colour, drain it on a napkin, and after
taking off the cover (which you marked out when you made
the croustade'), scoop outthe crumb, and then mask the inside
lightly (about one-sixth of an inch thick) with force-meat of
game. Put it in the mouth of the oven, and take it away as
soon as the force-meat becomes firm.* When the croustade
has been prepared in this manner, cut in scallops eight
fillets of leverets, and put them in a large sauter-plate, in
which you have put some spoonsful of clarified butter. Then
sprinkle a little salt upon them, and cover them entirely with
clarified butter. Put them on a gentle fire, and as soon as they
are firm, drain off the butter; then add a good Spanish sauce
(boiling), flavoured with essence of kept game, moving the
sauter-plate so as to cover the fillets entirely with the sauce,
but without putting them back on the fire. Add to it (stir-
ring it continually) the blood of the leverets, a few small
pieces of butter, and a little grated nutmeg, and then serve
it up immediately. You may also add to it some minced truf-
fles and mushrooms. Ragouts of the fillets of young rabbits,
snipes, partridges, &c. are prepared in the same manner, ex-
cept that the fillets of hares and leverets only receive the
addition of their own blood.

* This process is necessary to prevent the croustade from soaking
up the sauce of the ragout, &c. that you put in it.

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Croustade of Quails au Gratin.

Make a croustade (in the same manner as before directed),
having seven large flutes, and being about two inches high
and seven and a half in diameter, and cover the inside an
inch thick with fine force-meat. Then take seven fine quails
(which have been previously boned), glaze them lightly, and
season them with a little salt and nutmeg. Then put in each
of them a little force-meat, and roll them up like little balls,
which you put in the croustade in such a manner that each of
the flutes contain one quail. Fill the middle of the crou-
stade with force-meat, and then make a small hole in the
centre of each bird wherein you put one of their claws, which
you have preserved for that purpose.* Then cover the sides
as well as the top with slices of larded bacon, put a double
piece of paper round the whole (which you fasten with a
little packthread), and place two round pieces of buttered
paper on the top; after which you put it in a moderate oven.
Let it bake an hour, that is, till the quails feel firm to the
touch ; and then take away all the slices of bacon, as well as
the force-meat out of the middle. When you are going to
serve, place it on the dish that is to go on the table, and pour
in the middle of the quails a small ragout of cocks’ combs
and stones, with truffles or mushrooms. Then glaze the
quails as well as the sides of the croustade, and place on each
bird a small fillet of a pullet à la conti ; the whole arranged
in a circular form, in the centre of which you put a small
round truffle of the size of a nutmeg. To fix these fillets
properly, make a small hole in each of them with a vege-
table-cutter of only one-sixth of an inchin diameter, through
which you pass the claw which you had previously fixed on
each bird. This little embellishment sets the croustade off-
to very great advantage. You may also place on the quails
a white mushroom, and on that a small fillet à la conti ; which
you roll up like little balls. After being baked with the
slices of bacon, you make a hole in the middle as well as
through the mushrooms, and fix them on the quails by means
of their claws.

The same kind of ragout may also be put in small
crust made of paste for hot pies, of the same height as the
croustade of bread, provided you bake it for an hour and a
half.

* To do this the quails must project about three-quarters of an
inch above the croustade.

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^ ou proceed in the same manner to dress larks, snipes,
small partridges, &c. au gratin.

For large croustades it is necessary to have a large oval
loaf made on purpose; in which case you decorate it
after it has been browned in the oven. Additional or-
naments are formed by means of white lozenges, which
you fasten to the croustade with confectioner’s glue (see Part
IX. Fhey may also be made of small flowers of puff
paste baked white.

Sect. X. — Chartreuse Printuniere (Spring Char-
treuse.)

Scrape two bunches of carrots and two of turnips ; cut
them in pieces of an inch and half in length, rounding them
afterwards with a vegetable-cutter of an inch and half in dia-
meter; put them in clean water, and afterwards in boiling
water with a little salt ; then separate them ; and after letting
them cool, put them in some good broth with a little sugar,
and let them simmer on the corner of the stove. When they
are nearly done, glaze them, by reducing the liquor on a
brisk fire. While they are doing, put the trimmings of car-
rots and turnips, together with a dozen onions (in each of
which you stick two cloves), six heads of celery, and two let-
tuces, on the fire with some good broth ; skim them and let
them simmer gently. When they are done, strain the liquor
through a napkin, and, as soon as it is settled, pour it off,
and mix it with a good Spanish sauce. Then get three small
cabbages cut in quarters, take out the stalks, and open each
quarter, in order to put in a little salt ; and then, having tied
them up with packthread, you place them in a stewpan lined
with slices of larding bacon and a slice of ham. In the middle
of the cabbages put a short thick sausage, a piece of bacon
(which has been previously soaked), two small partridges,
the legs trussed inward, larded with thin pieces of bacon,
and a bunch of parsley and chives well seasoned : cover the
whole with slices of larded bacon; add to it some jelly broth
or fat of poultry, and let it simmer full two hours on a slow
fire. In the mean time drain the carrots and turnips on
a napkin, and place them at the bottom and round the sides
of a mould, which has been lightly buttered. Afterwards
drain the cabbages on a cullender, and after taking out the
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double napkin. Next, trim the bacon and cut the sausage
in slices ; after which cover the bottom and sides of the
mould lightly with some of the cabbage : then put a ring of
bacon and sausage at the bottom, next the two partridges,
placing them on their breasts; over them some more bacon and
sausage ; and lastly, fill the remainder of the mould with
cabbage, taking care that the top of the chartreuse is quite
even. Youthen cover it with a round piece of buttered paper,
and put the mould in a stewpan with boiling water an hour
before yon dish up. A few minutes before the time you turn
the mould on a napkin, folded eight times double, placed on a
small stewpan lid, in order to drain off the liquor. When it
has been well drained, turn the mould again, and place the
dish that is to go on table upon it ; then take away the mould,
pour a little sauce over it, and put the remainder in a
tureen.

You may likewise fill the chartreuse with a wild duck, a
teal, larks, &c. ; and instead of cabbage add lettuces, done
exactly in the same manner. Game is generally put in
whole.

You may also form your chartreuse in scales, diamonds,
chequers, &c. ; in which case you cut your carrots and tur-
nips in oblong pieces of about half an inch thick, which
you trim according to your fancy the moment you are
going to dress the chartreuse ; for by attempting to shape
them raw you will never be able to give them a handsome
form.

Another mode of garnishing this kind of Chartreuse. —
Boil in salt and water twenty-four heads of asparagus of
two and a half inches long, and when done arrange them on
the top of the chartreuse, in the form of a large rose, putting
at the same time between each of them a young carrot of an
inch and a half long, a little pointed, and of the same thick-
ness as the asparagus, done as for the chartreuse. In the
middle put a fine mushroom, a round turnip, or a truffle ;
and round the bottom of the chartreuse form a ring of small
turnips, glazed and shaped like pears.

Another. — After pouring the sauce over the chartreuse,
place a crown of small glazed onions on the top, near the
edge, in the centre of which put a small artichoke-bot-
tom, of a convex form, and boiled very white ; between
it and the onions form another crown of green peas,
boiled in salt and water only, in order to preserve their
colour, and on the top of the onions place a rose of five
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a ring of small Brussels cabbages, and boiled in salt and
water.

Another. — After adding the sauce, place in the centre
a double star, made of ten pieces of carrot, cut in long
diamonds, and each half an inch in length ; in the interme-
diate spaces between the diamonds put a fine head of
asparagus, three-quarters of an inch long, and on the point
of each diamond a small white - mushroom, and also, in the
centre of the star, round the foot, place a ring of small
round potatoes, done in butter, and lightly browned.

Another. — After adding the sauce, place in the centre of
the chartreuse a crown of small cauliflowers, in the middle
of which you put some green kidney-beans, cut in small
strips of half an inch long ; round the cauliflowers form a
border of green peas, boiled in salt and water, and garnish
the foot with a circle of small carrots, rounded and
glazed.

Another. — Add the sauce, and place the bottom of an arti-
choke in the centre, garnished with a bunch of glazed young
carrots, of half an inch in length and one-sixth of an inch thick ;
round the artichoke form a ring of small Brussels cabbages,
which you enclose in a crown of turnips, indented on the
edge. The border round the bottom is formed of cauliflowers
and small Brussels cabbages of the same size.

It is advisable to prepare all these decorations before-
hand, that they may be ready the moment you are going to
dish up.

These kinds of chartreuses can also be made in cylindrical
moulds, in which case you put in them a ragout of larks
(see Larlcs), partridges, snipes, &c. The top may be orna-
mented in the same manner as the others. Large chartreuses
are made in the same way. You may also make little ones
in small moulds for timbales ; but these should only be two
or three inches in height and width, and eleven or twelve of
them be put together on a dish. Putin each of them a lark,
(boned), a few small pieces of a fine red tongue, cut like
dice, a sausage, &c. The vegetables used in garnishing them
should of course be cut much smaller than for the large
chartreuses.

Chartreuse à la Parisienne, en Surprise.

Take eight fine round truffles, roast them in hot ashes, or
boil them in some champagne wine, and when cold peel and
cut them lengthwise with a vegetable-cutter of one-third of
an inch in diameter ; then take about one hundred middle-

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sized lobsters’ tails,* trim them a little, and arrange part of
them in a circular form round the sides of the mouldy which
has been previously buttered ; upon them you place a
Grecian border of the small pieces of truffle prepared as
before stated ; and, as a relief, add a few thin fillets of a pul-
let, previously stiffened in butter, and cut in a proper form.
Upon this border place the remainder of the lobster’s-
tails, also arranged in a circular form, to correspond with
the others below the Grecian border; chop the parings of
the truffles very small, then spread them at the bottom of the
mould, and cover them, as well as the sides of the mould,
an inch thick with force-meat that is rather stiff; after
which put into the middle a blanquette of poultry, or
lambs’ or calves’ sweetbreads, a ragout of fillets of game, &c.,
taking care that you fill the mould no higher than half an
inch from the top, and that your ragout, &c. are put in cold.
You then form, on a round of buttered paper, a cover of
force-meat, of five inches in diameter, and half an inch
thick, which you put on the chartreuse. In order to re-
move the paper, place a small stew-pan lid, made a little
warm, for about a second upon it ; and after taking it off,
fasten with the point of your knife the force-meat of
the cover to that round the sides. The chartreuse being now
finished, cover the top with a round piece of buttered
paper, and place it in a stewpan with boiling water, where
you let it remain for full an hour and a half. When ready,
take off the cover, and place it on the proper dish ; then
place ora the top a circle of small white mushrooms, with a
rose of eight thin fillets, à la conti, and cut in the shape of a
crescent in the centre, in the middle of which you put a fine
mushroom ; you may then glaze it, though it will have a very
good effect without it.

Chartreuse Parisienne en Cylindre ( Paris Chartreuse balced
in Cylindrical Moulds.)

After doing some truffles in the same manner as directed
in the preceding receipt, cut them in long pieces with a
vegetable-cutter of an inch and a half in diameter, and then
in slices of one-sixth of an inch thick. Then prepare twenty-
one thin fillets of pullets à la conti, and place seven of them
in a circle, at the bottom of the mould (which should be
buttered, and of a cylindrical form) ; upon them, round the

* Instead oflobsters’ tails you may use carrots, prepared as directe
in the preceding article.

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sicles of the mould, lay part of the slices of truffles, put-
ting them one on the other, at half an inch distance, which
will form them into crescents ; then fill the bottom of the
mould with force-meat, taking care not to displace the
truffles ; upon which place another circle of fillets, and
upon them another of truffles, in the same manner as the
former, fastening them with a little force-meat, and then
again a circle of fillets ; after which fill the mould with
force-meat, and cover it with a round piece of buttered
paper. Place the mould in a stewpan with boiling water ;
let it remain an hour, and after turning it over on its proper
dish, fill it with the same kind of ragout as the former, ex-
cept that you put it in quite boiling. Round the cylinder
you place a ring of mushrooms or truffles, or one of thin fil-
lets off the breast of a pullet, composed of several smaller
rings, in the centre of each of which you put a small round
truffle, or simply a double circle of large cocks’-stones, or of
large lobsters’ tails.

Sect. XI. — Small Croustades, with Bechamel Sauce.

This kind of croustades is made in moulds for darioles,
with the parings of puff-paste, which is worked with a little
additional flour, in order to make it firmer. The inside is
filled with the remainder of the parings. They can also be
made with fine paste. Put them in a clear oven, and give
them a reddish colour, as well as the covers, which you make
like those for puits d'amour, except that on those for crous-
tades you put a small knob of puff-paste, to which you have
given ten turns, for otherwise they will come off in baking.
Observe that the crust should be rather thick, and that they
should be emptied the moment they are taken out of the oven.
They are filled with the white meat of poultry, cut in fillets
of an inch and a half in length, and one-sixth in width, two
very black truffles, or mushrooms, cut in the same manner.
Add a béchamel sauce (see Béchamel Sauce) mixed with
jelly broth, flavoured with truffles. Put the whole in a
stewpan, which you place in another with boiling water,
and put it into the croustade the moment you are going to
dish up. Pour a little béchamel over the top only ; cover
them, and send them up directly.

Croustades with Truffles, en Surprise.

Take twelve fine truffles of equal form and size, and after
washing and brushing them well in lukewarm water, boil

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them in champagne wine; after which drain them, and
let them cool ; then place them on their flattest side, and,
with a vegetable-cutter of one inch in diameter, cut out a
piece from the top, about three-quarters of an inch deep,
which is to serve for a cover; after which, empty the
truffles very carefully with a small coffee spoon, taking par-
ticular care not to break the skin. The moment you are
going to dish up, put into each truffle some minced poultry,
or game with truffles, or some cocks' stones, with truffles
rounded like them, &c. &c. ; then place in them the small
cover which you had cut out as before directed.

N.B. — To those filled with game you add a Spanish
sauce. (See Spanish Sauce.)

Small Croustades of Nouille au Chasseur.

Make the yolks of twelve eggs into paste à nouille (see
Nouille), and pour it gradually into a stewpan with boiling
water. After boiling a few minutes, drain it in a large cul-
lender, and then put it in a stewpan, with four ounces of
butter and a little salt ; after which spread it two inches
thick on a large sauter-plate. When cold, turn the sauter-
plate on the board, and cut out your croustades with a plain
round paste-cutter of two-thirds of an inch in diameter. You
may also give them an oval, square, or diamond-like form.
Then break eight eggs in a bowl, and after beating them
up, dip your croustades in them, one after another, drain-
ing them successively as you dip them ; after which roll
them in some fine crumbled bread, and dip them again
in the eggs ; after that, roll them once more in the
crumbled bread, and then lightly on the board, in order
to make them quite smooth ; then mask the covers on their
handsomest sides, and fry them six at a time,* taking them
out of the pan as soon as they have acquired a light brown
colour. When they are done take them off the covers with
the point of your knife, and scoop them out with a small
coffee spoon. The moment you are going to dish up, fill
them in the same manner as directed in the preceding receipt.

To make vermicelli croustades you proceed in the same
manner.

Small Chartreuses à la Française.

This kind of paste is made in moidds for timbales of two
inches high by two wide, in the same manner as the large

* Let what you fry them in be a little warm.

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chartreuses. You put in each of them a lark (see lark),
boned, which you likewise boil with cabbage, observ-
ing that the birds are to be taken out as soon as they are
done, as the cabbage will take some time longer. When
they are ready prepared let them boil full half an hour in
the same manner as the large ones. In order to prevent
their being damaged in taking them out of the stewpan,
place each mould on a small tin plate of two inches and one-
sixth in diameter, with a handle, which you take away a
soon as you have placed the mould in its proper dish.

Casserolettes of Rice.

They ar e made in the same manner as the large casseroles ,
(see Casseroles ), but should be only two inches and a quarter
high, by two inches in diameter. Place a dozen of them
on two large baking plates, at three inches distance from
each other, in order that they may all acquire the same
colour; put them into a hot oven, and take them out as
soon as they are lightly browned ; after which empty them,
and put in such ragouts as I have before described.
When they are filled, glaze the sides lightly and place upon
for a cover, a circle of thin fillets of pullets, d la couti,
or larded and lightly glazed, in the centre of which you put
a small round truffle.

Small Bouchées , à la Reine.

These are made and filled the same as the small croustades
of paste already described ; but, to make them quite
round and upright, let the paste rest a few minutes, after
having given it seven turns, and then cut them out, a little
thicker than usual, with a scalloped paste-cutter of two
inches in diameter : place them afterwards on a plate lightly
wetted, and after egging them, mark out the cover, but
do not cut it very deep, and as near the edge as possible.
Put them in a clear oven, and brown them well.

Small Croustades, à la Monslat.

Make twelve croustades in the same manner as the jelly
patties, which are described hereafter (Part IV.) ; but
make them only two inches in diameter, and the same in
height. The croustades being ready, cover the bottom and
sides with small thin pieces of larding bacon, and fill them
with flour and chopped beef suet ; then, after egging and
ornamenting them, place them in a clear oven and give
them a light brown colour. When they are done and emp«

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tied, fill them with a ragout of fat liver and truffles, with
a sauce à la monglat , a blanquette of the white meat of
poultry, bechamel sauce, & c. : you may also fill them with
game or fish, prepared as for hot pies.

Small Bread Croustades, with Quails au Gratin.

Take a round stale French loaf of six pounds, cut it in slices
of two inches thick, and then cut out the crumb, with a vege-
table-cutter, of about two inches in diameter : make in this
manner about twelve croustades, tracing at the same time, on
the smoothest side of the cover, with the point of your knife,
about one-sixth of an inch from the edge. After fluting the
sides, you put six in a stewpan, with a sufficient quantity of
clarified butter to cover them entirely, and then place them
on a moderate fire, so as to give them a light brown colour :
when done, drain them on a napkin, and then put on the
other six ; afterwards take out all the crumb and put into
each of them a spoonful of fine force-meat ; then take
twelve quails, which have been boned, open and season
them, and put into each of them a little glazing ; after which
roll them up like little balls, and put one into every croustade,
with their breasts upwards ; then place the twelve croustades
close to each other on a middle-sized baking plate, covered
with slices of larding bacon ; put some more slices round
them, and on the outside a strip of paper, which you fasten
with a piece of packthread. The top is likewise covered
with bacon, over which you lay two round pieces of buttered
paper ; put them in a moderate oven, and let them bake
an hour and a half ; then take away the bacon and drain the
croustade for a moment on a napkin, after which pour over
them a good Spanish sauce.

N.B. Instead of quails you may put in them larks and
other small game.

Sect. XII. — Spanish Sauces.

Take a high stewpan of seven inches in width, put
into it two slices of ham, of about one third of an inch thick,
a knuckle of veal, and two partridges,* with a sufficient
quantity of broth to cover the knuckle of veal only ;j- then

* Instead of partridges you may take two carcases of wild rabbits,
or one whole one.

t Observe, that the broth used in making sauces should generally
be very lightly salted.

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cover it and put it on a fierce fire, and when the liquor is
l educed to hall, put the stewpan on the edge of the stove, in
order to draw out all the gravy, but take particular care
that it is not in the least burnt, as that will entirely spoil the
sauce. As soon as the liquor is reduced to a very small
quantity, and begins to be lightly coloured, take the
stewpan off the fire, and prick the fleshy part of the knuckle
of veal with the point of your knife, in order to let out the
gravy. Then put the stewpan back again on the corner of
the stove, and let it remain for nearly two hours; when you
find that the glazing has acquired a fine red colour, and that
on taking up a small quantity you can easily roll it into a
little ball, without its sticking to your fingers, take the stew-
pan off the fire, and put it aside for a quarter of an hour;
then fill it with jelly or some other broth, and put it back
again on the corner of the stove. In the mean time melt
four ounces of butter, and after thickening it a little with
some sifted flour, place it on the corner of the stove, skim-
ming it from time to time, in order that it may gradually ac-
quire a fine nut-brown colour. As soon as the liquor begins
to boil, skim it and mix two spoonsful of it with the butter
and flour, stirring it continually, in order to prevent its
getting lumpy : then add a few more spoonfuls, and after it
is properly diluted pour it into the stewpan with the knuckle
of veal. &c. Add to it a faggot of parsley, chives, two laurel
leaves, a little thyme, sweet bazil, two cloves, and parti-
cularly some parings of mushrooms. Then put it on the
corner of the stove, skim it, and after simmering for full an
hour, take off the fat. An hour and a half after, take off
the fat again, then pour it through a tammy into a tureen,
stirring it from time to time, to prevent any skin setting on
the surface. This sauce, if well made, will be of a bright co-
lour, and though rather lightly salted, have an agreeable taste.

Glazed Demi-Spanish Sauce.

Pour half of the sauce described in the preceding receipt
into a stewpan, adding to it the same quantity of jelly broth of
poultry,* with some parings of truffles and mushrooms, in

* This jelly-broth is made with the carcases and trimmings of two
pullets, to which add some good broth lightly salted, a carrot, a
couple of onions, two cloves, and two shalots. After skimming
it well, let it simmer for about two hours, and then pass it
through a napkin, but without squeezing it ; and when settled, pour
it off clear before you use it. The essence of kept game is made in
the same manner.

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case your dish is garnished with force-meat balls of poul-
try ; or the essence of kept game mixed with that of truffles
and mushrooms, if the force-meat balls required are of
game; then place the stewpan on a fierce fire, stirring the
sauce with a wooden spoon till it boils ; after which put
it on the corner of the stove, and then skim it and take off
all the fat : leave it there full three-quarters of an hour, take
off the remaining fat, and then put it again on a fierce fire,
stirring it continually. When the sauce is sufficiently re-
duced, pour it through a tammy, and use it as may be neces-
sary.

Of Velouté.

Take a stewpan of the same size as the former ; put into it
two slices of lean ham, a knuckle of veal, with a couple of
onions, two cloves, and two shalots. After skimming it
well, let it simmer for about two hours, and then pass
it through a napkin, but without squeezing it, and when
settled, pour it off clear before you use it. The essence of
kept game is made in the same manner, with as much broth *
as will cover the veal only. Then cover it, and place it on
a sharp fire; as soon as the liquor is reduced one-half,
put it on a corner of the stove to draw all the gravy from
the veal ; prick the fleshy part, and let it remain there for
full a quarter of an hour. As soon as it is sufficiently reduced,
and begins to be lightly coloured, fill the stewpan with
broth or jelly broth of poultry : when the whole boils up,
place it again in the corner of the stove, and after skimming
it, add a faggot of sweet herbs and a good handful of the
parings of mushrooms. In the mean time make four ounces
of butter lukewarm, and thicken it with some sifted flour :
then put it for a few minutes on a very slow fire, and add
two large spoonsful of the liquor of velouté to it. When the
whole has been properly diluted, and made very smooth,
add some more of the liquor to it, and then pour it into the
stewpan with the remainder, which you put on a fierce fire,
and as soon as it boils put it on the corner of the stove.
After skimming it, add a faggot of sweet herbs and the parings
of a small basket of mushrooms ; then cover it and let it sim-
mer for full two hours; after which take off all the fat.
When the knuckle of veal is done enough, pour the sauce
through a white tammy, and stir it from time to time
the same as the Spanish sauce.

• Particular care must be taken that the broth is perfectly white.

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German Sauce.

This sauce is made by reducing the velouté in the following
manner : Pour half of the velouté, and the same quantity of
good jelly broth of poultry, with some parings of mushrooms
and truffles (but very little salt), into a stewpan ; place it on a
heice fire, and stir it with a wooden spoon until it boils;
put it on the corner of the stove, cover it, and let it
simmer for about an hour ; then take off the fat, and put it
back on the fire, stirring it continually with the wooden
spoon. When the sauce is sufficiently thickened, and has
acquired the appearance of a jelly, take the stewpan off
the file; then mix the yolks of two eggs and a spoonful of
cream, and after passing them through a tammy, add a piece
of butter as big as an egg, divided into small bits, and pourit
altogether into the velouté, stirring it continually with the
wooden spoon. When the whole has been well mixed, put
it on a moderate fire, continuing to stir it ; and the moment it
begins to boil up, take it immediately off the fire, and add
the same quantity of butter that you used for thickening,
with a little nutmeg.

N. B. This sauce should be made very thick.

Béchamel.

After reducing the velouté the same as for the German
sauce, gradually add to it some reduced cream,* and re-
duce the whole till it is of a proper thickness to cover the
ragout &c., for which it is intended. Then take it off the
fire, and add to it a piece of butter as big as an egg, with
some spoonsful of very' thick double cream and a little
nutmeg ; then pour it through a white tammy, and use it as
before directed.

Béchamel Maigre.

Boil a quart of new milk, then take a piece of butter as
big as an egg, make it lukewarm, and after thickening it
with a little sifted flour, put it for a few minutes on a mo-
derate fire, and then dilute it with the fourth part of the
milk, adding the remainder by degrees. As soon as you
have made it all boil up together, put it on the corner of the
stove, and add to it a scraped carrot, an onion, a few shalots,

* Reduce a quart of milk to one-third ; add a third of this
quantity to the velouté ; and, after it has simmered for a few minutes,
add the other third, and then the remainder in the same manner.

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with some parsley, thyme, laurel, and sweet bazil, and a
little salt ; let it simmer for an hour, and then pass it through
a tammy. Reduce it afterwards to give it a body ; and add
if necessary a little salt, nutmeg, and a good piece of butter ;
then pass it through a white tammy, and use it as directed.

Force-Meat Balls of Poultry.

Take the crumb of a French loaf, put it in a stewpan, and
add to it two (ragout) spoonsful of jelly broth of poultry,
one of velouté, one table spoonful of parsley, and two of
mushrooms, the whole chopped very fine. Then place the
stewpan on a moderate fire, and as soon as this panada boils,
stir it continually with a wooden spoon, until the whole
forms a softish but very binding kind of paste; then add the
yolks of two eggs, and pour it on a plate, which you cover
with a piece of buttered paper ; then bone two fat pullets,
and after cutting off the small sinews and the outer skin,
pound them well, pass the meat through a sieve, and then
put it on a plate. Then boil two fine calf-udders, and when
cold, trim and pound them, and afterwards pass them through
a sieve ; you then pound the panada, and pass it likewise
through a sieve. When these three articles have been thus
disposed of, take six ounces of the panada, ten ounces of the
meat, and eight of the calves’ udder ; first pound the panada
and the meat together for a quarter of an hour, and then
add the udder to it. After pounding it for fifteen or twenty
minutes, add five drams of seasoning salt, a little nutmeg,
and the yolks of two eggs which have been previously
beaten up for five minutes ; add two more yolks, and a
ragout-spoonful of cold velouté or béchamel* After pound-
ing the whole five minutes longer, you put it in a tureen,
which you cover with ice : and in order to ascertain whether
there is any thing wanting, you form part of it into a ball, and
boil it in some broth. If it be properly made, it will feel
soft on touching it, and the inside, when cut in two, will be
very sleek and extremely pleasant to the taste. If you
find the force-meat too thin, add the yolk of an egg ;
but if, on the contrary, too thick, mix a little béchamel or
velouté with it ; the moment you are going to use it, add to
it the white of an egg whipped very stiff ; then form the
force-meat into balls, by means of a silver table or other
spoon (according to the size you want them) dipped in
warm water, and put them on two sauter-plates lightly but-

* You may also add to it three spoonsful of sweet-herbs.

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SL™'" yT arC read ï to dish “P. P™>- some boiling

use^hem'as ‘directed. The" ‘'rain 0,1 a "aPki"- “d

Ditto, of Pike.

tîllB°n? tW.° middle"Sed pikeS’ P°und them' and Pass them
through a tammy. Then put the crumb of a French loaf in

some mi k or broth ; and when it is well soaked, squeeze it
in a napkin, pound it for ten minutes, and pass it also through
a tammy. Then take six ounces of the milk panada, ten of
the fish, and six of butter; pound the fish and the panado
first for some minutes, then add the butter, and pound the
whole for a quarter of an hour. Add five drams of season-
ing salt, a little nutmeg, and the yolks of three eggs ; pound
it five minutes longer, after which add to it two table spoons-
u of sweet herbs done in butter, and a ragout-spoonful
of veloute (see Veloute) or maigre béchamel ; pound it again
ten minutes, and then put it in a tureen. The moment you
are going to use it, beat up the white of an egg and add it
to the force-meat, and proceed as mentioned in the pre-
ceding receipt. 1

N. B. In using other fish you follow the same directions.

Ditto, of Cramfsh Butter.

Boil twenty-six crawfish, and take off the shells and claws
which you clean very carefully ; then dry the shells in the
oven or on a stove, pound them very fine, and mix the
powder with four ounces of butter ; after which you pass
the whole through a fine tammy into a stewpan with warm
water. Then take off the butter that floats on the surface,
pour it in a vessel with cold water, and when cold, squeeze
it through a napkin, and mix it with the six ounces of butter
mentioned in the preceding receipt. The remainder of the
process is exactly the same.

N. B. Crawfish butter may also be added to force-meat
of poultry, &c., by mixing it with the calves’ udder.

Ditto, with Truffles.

Clean four fine black truffles, chop them very fine, and
mix them with the force-meat ; or, after chopping the truf-
fles, let them simmer with half a glass of madeira and a
spoonful of velouté (see Velouté). When reduced to one-
th ii d let it cool, and then add it to the force-meat. The

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remainder of the process is the same as that stated before,
except that the truffles in this instance are a substitute for
the velouté.

Ditto, with Mushrooms.

Take a small basket of mushrooms, round them, and then
cut them into thin slices. Let them simmer with a ragout
spoonful of good jelly broth or velouté (see Velouté ), and
when reduced to half, put it through a fine tammy. When
cold, mix it with the force-meat instead of the velouté.

Ditto, of Young Rabbits.

After boning a young wild rabbit, take twelve ounces
of the meat, and cut it into small pieces like dice. Cut eight
ounces of fat bacon in the same manner, and put the whole
in a stewpan with two ounces of butter, three spoonsful of
sweet herbs, five drams of seasoning salt, a laurel-leaf,
two small onions, and a small carrot, cut into slices ; place the
stewpan on a slow fire, and let it simmer for twenty-five
or thirty minutes ; after which take out the laurel-leaf,
the onions, and the carrot. When, cold pound it very fine,
and pass it through a tammy. Then pound six ounces of
panada (see Force-Meat Balls of Poultry ), and after passing
it through a tammy, mix it in a mortar with the yolks of three
eggs ; add to it the remainder of the force-meat, and pound
it for a quarter of an hour; after which you pour into it (if ne-
cessary) a small spoonful of velouté (see Velouté)-, pound it a
few minutes longer, and then put it in a tureen, which you
cover with a piece of buttered paper. Force-meat of liver
and all kinds of poultry and game are made in the same
manner.

Ditto, of Soft Roes of Carp.

Take ten ounces of soft roe of carp which has been well
cleaned and thrown into boiling water fora few minutes;
'et it simmer ten minutes in six ounces of butter: then add
to it five drams of seasoning salt, two table-spoonsful of
sweet herbs, a laurel-leaf, and a little grated nutmeg. When
cold, pound the roes only with six ounces of the milk pa-
nada as described (see Milk Panada). After pounding them
ten minutes, mix with them the butter and seasoning, pound
the whole for a few minutes longer, and then add to it the

yolks of three eggs and a spoonful of maigre béchamel (see
Bechamel).

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Ditto, of Crawfish.

After boiling twenty-six crawfish with the shells, make
four ounces of crawfish, butter as described in page 68.
Then pound the meat of the large claws and tailsand
pass it through a tammy. Take ten ounces of it, pound
it ten minutes with six ounces of milk panada, and then add
to it two ounces of butter, the four ounces of crawfish butter,
five drams of seasoning salt, a little nutmeg, the yolks of
thi-ee eggs, and a little maigre bechamel (see Idéchumel), the
whole pounded as usual.

Ditto of Anchovies.

Take ten ounces of large new anchovies soaked and
cleaned. Let them simmer two minutes only in four ounces
of butter, two spoonsful of sweet herbs, a little nutmeg, and
five drams of seasoning salt. When cold, take out the
anchovies, and pound them for ten minutes with six ounces
of milk panada. 1 hen add the butter and seasoning,- pound
the whole five minutes longer, and then add four ounces of
ciaw fish butter and the yolks of three eggs j pound it well,
and use it as required.

Ditto, of Truffles.

Chop five ounces of very black truffles ; let them simmer
ten minutes in four ounces of butter, with two drams of
seasoning salt and a little nutmeg. Drain the truffles on a
plate, and, when cold, pound them for some minutes with
three ounces of the panada. Then add the butter with the
seasoning, and after pounding it a little longer, add the jmlks
of three eggs.

Sect. XIV. — Godiveau Force-Meat, with Chives.

Fake a pound of meat off a knuckle of veal, chop it very
small, and add to it one pound and eight ounces of beef
suet, very mealy ; then, after chopping the whole very fine,
add an ounce of seasoning salt, a little nutmeg, and four
eggs, and then chop it again for some minutes. Pound
this godiveau till it is perfectly smooth ; after which take
it out of the mortar, and place it for about two hours in ice
or any other cool place ; then divide it in two parts, and
pound each separately, wetting them gradually with pieces
of ice as big as an egg and washed clean. This will make
it sleek and binding : but at the same time care should be

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taken that it is of the same thickness as force-meat for
balis. Put each part successively in a large tureen, and
when both are clone, add two spoonsful of velouté (see Ve-
louté) and one of chives, chopped very fine, and use it as
directed.

Godiveau of Poultry, with Truffles.

This kind of godiveau is made in the same manner as the
preceding, except that you use a pound of the fillets of
pullets or other poultry instead of the veal, and four spoons-
ful of truffles chopped very fine, instead of the chives.

Godiveau of Game, with Mushrooms.

Proceed the same as before, except that, instead of the
veal, you add a pound of the flesh of partridges or young
wild rabbits, and four table-spoonsful of very white mush-
rooms chopped, and done in a iittle butter.

Godiveau of Carp.

This godiveau is made similar to that of chives, but with
this difference — instead of the veal you use a pound of carp,
boned, pounded, and strained through a sieve, four ounces
of panada, and four spoonsful of sweet herbs, viz. shalots,
parsley, mushrooms, and truffles. Godiveau of pike and sea-
eels is made in the same manner.

PART III.

OF PASTRY FOR THE SECOND COURSE.

Section I. — Of Choux in General.

Ramequins ( Cheese calces .)

Put two glasses of good milk and two ounces of butter in
a stewpan. When it boils, take it off the fire, and add to it
five ounces* of sifted flour : mix it well, and then put it
back on the fire, stirring it continually. In about three mi-
nutes pour it into another stewpan with two ounces of butter
two of grated Parmesan cheese, and two eggs : and when
these ingredients are well mixed together, add a little
white pepper, a small spoonful of fine sugar, an egg, and

• The quantity of flour should vary according to its quality.

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three ounces of Gruyère cheese, cut in small dice : wo. k
it well, and then add three good spoonsful of whipt
cream. Make your ramequins a little less than common
choux ; then egg them, put them in a clear oven, and let
them bake twenty minutes; after which serve them up
directly.

Almond Choux.

Put a glass of water, a glass of milk, and two ounces of
butter in a stewpan. When it boils take it off the fire, and
mix a little flour gradually with it till it forms a softish’kind
of paste. Then put the stewpan back on the fire for about
three minutes, stirring it continually; after which you pour
it into another stewpan, and add an ounce of butter and two
eggs. Add afterwards two more eggs, three ounces of
pounded sugar, a grain of salt, a spoonful of orange flower-
water, and two spoonsful of whipt cream. If the paste
should be rather stiff, soften it with the yolk of an egg or
the half of one. After you have made your cho^x (which
should be of the niddle size), egg them, and cover them
with a quarter of a pound of blanched almonds chopped
very fine, and mixed with two ounces of sugar and the
sixth part of the white of an egg, stirring them well to make
them take the sugar. Then put the choux in a slow' oven.

Gimblittes, with Almonds.

They are made of the same kind of paste as the former, ,
but rather smaller ; and after they are egged, you press
them lightly with a spoon dipped in the egg, to prevent its
sticking. Make a small hole in the middle, and cover them ®
with almonds. They are baked the same as common choux.

Sugar Choux.

Proceed in the same manner as before; except that, in-
stead of almonds, you cover the choux with coarse sugar.

Mecca Choux.

Put two glasses of milk, and two ounces of butter, in a
stewpan ; add some flour, and, after leaving it on the fire for
a few' minutes, add two ounces of butter and half a glass of
milk ; leave it a little longer on the fire ; then change the
stewpan, and add two ounces of pounded sugar. Work it
well, and then mix with it two more eggs, a spoonful of
good whipt cream, and a grain of salt. This paste should
not be thinner than usual. Form your choux with a spoon

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in the shape of turnips of three inches long. When egged,
cover them with coarse sugar, and put them in a moderate
oven. These choux may be flavoured with lemon, citron,
or orange ; for which purpose grate the peel of either of
them on a lump of sugar, which you weigh in the two
ounces mentioned above.

Choux, with Aniseed.

Proceed as before, and after they are egged cover them
with aniseed.

Small Choux à la St. Cloud.

The paste is the same as that for Mecca choux. They
should be lightly egged, and put on a brisker oven than the
preceding ones. When they are sufficiently baked, make a
clear fire at the mouth of the oven, and glaze them by the
heat of the flame with sugar sifted through a silken sieve.
Serve them hot.

Choux à la Vincennes.

Make them the same as Mecca choux : but, instead of co-
vering them with coarse sugar, glaze them as described in
the preceding article, and steep a stick of vanilla in the
cream. Serve them hot.

Choux Soufflés [Puff Choux, with Orange and Lemon-Peel).

Put two ounces of butter, and two glasses of good cream,
in a stewpan. As soon as it boils, thicken it with a little
rice-flour, which has been dried for a few minutes. Then
put the paste in another stewpan, and add to it an ounce of
butter, two eggs, and a grain of salt. Having mixed it all
well together, add the yolks of two more eggs, three ounces
of sugar, on which you have grated half of the peel of a
lemon, and half of the peel of an orange. Work it well, and
then beat up the whites of the two eggs very stiff, and mix
them with the paste, together with two spoonsful of whipt
cream.* Put it in small round or square cases,- but only half
fill them. Then turn the case on a heap of coarse sugar, in
order to cover the choux with it. Put them in a moderate
oven, and serve them hot.

* Observe, that the paste should be neither stiffer nor softer than
that described in the preceding article.

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Choux in cases , with Citron.

To make these cakes proceed in the same manner as
directed in the preceding article ; observing this difference,
that you mix two ounces of preserved citron, chopped very
fine with the paste.

N. B. These kinds of choux may be flavoured with va-
nilla, orange peel, marasquin rum, &c. — (See Part VII.)

Small Calces à la Duchesse.

Put in a stewpan two glasses of water and two ounces of
butter. When it boils, take it off the fire, and add six ounces
of sifted flour. Dry the paste in the usual manner, and,
after putting it in another stewpan, put into it two eggs, a
little salt, and two ounces of pounded sugar. When these
ingredients have been well mixed, add to it two more
eggs, and the peel of a lemon, chopped very fine. Add
another egg or two, if the paste requires it, which should be
a little firmer than that of the preceding choux. Then sprin-
kle the board with flour, and form your choux of the
usual size ; after which roll them out to three inches in
length, but with as little flour as possible, in order to make
them look clear when baked. Place them successively on a
baking plate, at the distance of two inches and a half from
each other ; then egg them lightly, and put them in an oven
a little hotter than for common choux. When done, glaze
them as before directed (see Choux à la St. Cloud). As soon
as you take them out of the oven, you must immediately re-
move them off the baking-plate. When cold, cut one side
open, and fill it with marmalade of apricots, peaches, or
gooseberry jelly. Then close up the aperture, and serve
them up.

Almond Calces.

Proceed as directed in the preceding article. When egged,
cover them with four ounces of almonds (chopped Mery
fine), mixed with two spoonsful of pounded sugar, and a
little white of egg. Wet the plate on which you bake them,
in order to prevent them falling off, when you hold it side-
ways to separate the almonds that do not stick to the cakes.
When cold, fill them with some of the creams (described
in Part VII.) mixed with the remainder of the almonds,
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Small Chocolate Calces.

These are made the same as those à la duchesse. When
cold, fill them with pastry cream (see Part VII), mixed
with two ounces of chocolate, prepared with vanilla.
Then put three ounces of fine sugar, with three ounces of
chocolate, and half of the white of an egg, in a small tureen.
Stir this for some minutes with a silver spoon, and then co-
ver the tops and sides of the cakes with it, levelling it at the
same time with the blade of a knife. When that is done, put
them for a few minutes in the mouth of the oven, and, when
cold, serve them up.

Small Queen Cakes.

Proceed as stated above ; but fill them with a quarter of
a pound of Pistachio nuts (well pounded and blanched),
mixed with half a potful of marmalade of apricots. Mask them
afterwards with six ounces of fine sugar, a little white of egg,
and a little essence of spinage (see Coloured Sugars'), well
mixed together. Then let them dry two minutes in a very
gentle oven.

Small Rose Cakes.

Proceed the same as before ; but add a small infusion of
cochineal to the sugar, &c. ; glaze, and fill them with a
quarter of a pound of sweet almonds, and two ounces of
sugar, pounded together ; two or three spoonsful of good
rose-water, and double the quantity of pastry cream, de-
scribed in Part VII.

Small Cakes à la Paysanne, {after the country fashion.)

They are made of the same paste as those d la duchesse,
but less in size, and in the shape of a turnip; after lightly
egging them,, mask them with coarse sugar, and put them
immediately in the oven to prevent the egg from melt-
ing the sugar; give them a fine colour, and when cold, cut
out a piece for a cover ; then take eight spoonsful of whipt
ci earn and half a stick of vanilla; pound it with two ounces
of sugai., pass it through a sieve, and after stirring it for
some minutes, put it in the cakes and cover them with the
lids. You may also flavour them with two spoonsful of
I marasquin.

Small Cakes, with Currants.

Make them the same as queen-cakes, but fill them with one
of the creams described in Part VII., mixed with two ounces

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of fine sugar and two of currants ; ice them with four ounces
of very fine sugar and half of the white of an egg, and cover
them afterwards with currants, washed very clean and dried
in the oven.

Small Cakes, glazed with burnt-Sugar.

Make them the same as cakes à la duchesse, but do not
glaze them in the oven ; after filling them with preserves,
boil four ounces of sugar to a caramel (see Part VIII.),
in which dip the tops and the smoothest sides of the cakes
as quickly as possible to prevent the sugar from changing
colour.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

Cut two ounces of pistachios, blanched, in small fillets,
then boil a quarter of a pound of sugar to a crack ; after
which put the pan on the corner of the stove, in order
to preserve its fine white colour ; then glaze the cakes with
it, strewing the fillets of pistachios lightly over them at the
same time.

Ditto, with Rose-coloured Aniseed.

Proceed the same as directed in the preceeding article, ex-
cept that you strew aniseed over them instead of pistachios.

Ditto, with Currants.

Make your cakes as usual, and strew over them two
Ounces of currants, dried for some minutes in the oven.

Small Cakes of various colours ( Panachis.)

Mask your cakes with two ounces of coarse sugar mixed
with one ounce of currants washed and dried, or with rose-
coloured aniseed and coarse sugar, or with coarse sugar and
nistachios, cut in small dice, &c.

Proftrolles, with Chocolate.

Mix a glass of pastry-cream (described in Part VII.)
with four ounces of grated chocolate ; put halt this quan-
tity in a silver dish, spread it carefully, and put it for
half an hour in the oven in order to make it catch a little ;
then mask eight choux (made a little larger than usual) with
two ounces of grated chocolate, two ounces ot sugar, and a
little white of egg well mixed together ; let them dry for
some minutes, and then fill them with the remaining half of
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mediately in the dish, with prepared cream, the largest in
the centre, and the others round it as close as possible ; put
them in the oven for about a quarter of an hour, and dish
them up directly.

Sect. II. — Madelaines, with Citron.

Grate on a piece of sugar the peel of two small citrons ;
I bruise this sugar very fine, and mix it with some pounded
sugar ; put nine ounces of it in a stewpan with eight of sifted
flour, six whole eggs, and the yolks of four others, two
spoonsful of brandy, and a little salt ; let these ingredients
be well mixed together with a spatula, taking care, at the
same time, that they are not stirred too much, or the made-
laities will be heavy and stick to the moulds ; clarify after-
; wards ten ounces of butter, taking particular care to skim
off all the milk that rises on the surface as soon as it leaves
off crackling (which is a sign that it is sufficiently clarified) ;
pour it off clear into another stewpan, let it cool a little,
and then pour it in a mould for madelaines, from that into
another, and so on till you have buttered eight moulds in
this manner ; after which pour the butter back again into

I the stewpan : butter twenty-four moulds in the same way,
but only eight at a time, taking care not to turn them, in
order that they may retain the little butter that may re-
main at the bottom of each: In this manner, having but-

tered thirty-two moulds, mix the remainder of the butter
with the ingredients mentioned above ; place the whole on
a very gentle fire, and stir it lightly in order to prevent its
catching : as soon as it begins to soften take it off the fire,
put a spoonful of it in each mould, after which put them
in a moderate oven, and bake them for twenty-five or thirty
minutes.

Ditto, with Currants.

These are made the same as the preceding ; but just be-
fore filling your moulds, mix two ounces of currants, washed
and dried, with the paste.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

Put two spoonsful of marasquin in the paste instead of
brandy, and, the moment you are going to pour it into the
moulds, mix with it two ounces of pistachios, each nut cut
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Ditto, with preserved Citron.

Instead of pistachios, add two ounces of preserved citron,
cut into small dice.

Ditto, with white Aniseed.

Add, in the usual manner, two ounces of white aniseed
to the paste.

Another hind of Madelaines.

When your madelaines are baked, boil four ounces of
sugar to a crack, glaze only one side of them, on which you
sprinkle immediately some currants, white or rose-coloured
aniseed, pistachios cut in dice, preserved citrons, or coarse
sugar ; coarse sugar, may also be mixed with the currants or
pistachios.

Madelaines en Surprise.

When your madelaines are cold, cut a thick piece out of
the bottom, the top of which keep for a cover ; then pound
four ounces of almonds d’ avelines which mix with eight
spoonsful of marmalade of apricots, and put some of it in
each madelaine ; instead of almonds you may use pistachios,
cream of chocolate, or cream of vanilla.

Sect. III. — Génoises, with Orange-Peel.

After blanching four ounces of sweet almonds, pound
them, and mix them gradually with half the white of an
egg ; then put them into a middle-sized tureen with six ounces
of flour, six of pounded sugar, two of which are prepared
with the juice of orange-peel (see that article), two whole
eggs, the yolks of two others, a spoonful of brandy, and a
grain of salt ; stir this for full six minutes with a spatula,
then take six ounces of butter (which you have previously
placed in the mouth of the oven for a minute, in order to
soften it without melting), stir it a little, and then put it in a
corner of the tureen ; mix it with a little of the paste, and add
it afterwards to the remainder, stirring the whole for four
or five minutes longer ; then butter a baking-plate that has
a rim,* pour your ingredients upon it, and level the surface

* In case you have not got such a baking-plate, make two paper
cases of nine or ten inches square.

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with the blade of a knife ; put it in a slack oven, and, as
soon as the génoises are sufficiently done, cut them in all
kinds of shapes ; after which put them back in the oven
to get crisp, taking care at the same time that they are not
coloured too high ; when cold they are ornamented in dif-
ferent ways, as will be described hereafter.

Génoises, à la Rose.

Prepare them as the former ; but instead of brandy and
orange-peel, add a spoonful of essence of roses. When
baked, cut them out in the shape of half-moons, of two
inches and a half in diameter, and put them back in the
oven to dry. In the mean time, mix four ounces of fine
sifted flour with the fourth part of the white of an egg, and
a small infusion of cochineal : stir it well, and when it has
acquired a fine rose-colour, cover the tops only of the gé-
noises with it ; then put them in the mouth of the oven for
two minutes only, that the glazing may dry without losing
its colour.

Génoises, with Vanilla.

Make your génoises as usual ; but add to the paste half a
clove of vanilla, pounded, and passed through a silken sieve ;
when they are baked, cut them out two inches and a half in
length, and half an inch in width ; and, after drying them
in the oven, mask them, as usual ; but add half a clove of
vanilla to the ingredients you glaze them with.

Génoises, with Chocolate.

Make them the same as the preceding ones, adding half a
clove of vanilla to the other ingredients : glaze them with
three ounces of grated chocolate, two of fine sugar, and half
the white of an egg : after which put them to dry for two
minutes in the oven.

Génoises, with Currants.

After picking and washing four ounces of currants, dry
them in the oven, and then put half of them in the batter
(made as usual), together with the peel of a lemon chopped
very fine. Ice the tops of your génoises with four ounces of
very fine sugar and a little white of egg ; and sprinkle
over them the remainder of the currants. Let them dry for
a minute in the mouth of the oven.

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Génoises, with Preserved Citron.

Add to the other ingredients the peel of a citron, grated
on a piece of sugar. Ice the tops of the génoises as usual,
and strew on them two ounces of preserved citron, cut in
small dice.

Génoises, with Rose-coloured Aniseed.

Put a spoonful of green aniseed (starred) in the batter.
After the génoises are dried, cut them out in half-moons, ice
them with four ounces of sugar, and strew on them some
rose-coloured aniseed.

Génoises, with Marasquin.

Instead of brandy, add two spoonsful of marasquin, and
ice them with four ounces of very fine sugar, a little white
of egg, and a spoonful of marasquin. The addition of a little
of the infusion of cochineal will give them a pinkish colour.
Génoises with rum are made in the same manner.

Génoises, with Pistachios.

After blanching four ounces of pistachios, pound them
with a little white of egg (to prevent their turning to oil),
and mix them with the other ingredients. Add a spoonful
of essence of spinage (see Spinage), and when the génoises
are done, mask them with four ounces of sugar mixed with
the white of an egg, and half of the juice of a lemon. You
may also make the génoises in the usual manner, with sweet
almonds, and then chop the pistachios, which you strew over
the génoises, after icing them as described in the preced-
ing article.

Génoises, with Almonds d’ Avelines ( Kernels ).

Blanch six ounces of almonds d' avelines ; pound them well,
and then mix two-thirds of them with the other ingredients.
When the génoises are done, cut them out in the shape of
half-moons, but do not put them to dry as usual. Glaze
them with the remainder of the almonds, four ounces of
very fine sugar, and the fourth part of the white of an egg,
and give them a fine yellow colour.

Another Method.

Take eight ounces of almonds d’avelines, pound one-half
of them, and add it to the other ingredients ; then chop the
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little white of egg, which strew over the génoises before
you bake them. Put them in a slack oven, and let them be
lightly coloured. When sufficiently done, turn them upside-
down, and cut them out according to your fancy. Put them
afterwards in the oven to dry.

Génoises , with Bitter Almonds.

Blanch two ounces and four drams of sweet, and one ounce
and a half of bitter almonds ; then pound them and mix
them with the other ingredients, which you prepare in the
usual manner. Chop afterwards four ounces of sweet al-
monds, and mix them with two ounces of fine sugar and a
little white of egg : the remainder of the process is the same
as stated before.

Pearled Génoises .

When the génoises are baked, cut them out with a round
paste-cutter of two inches and a half in diameter ; then take
a piece out of the middle, and cover the top lightly with the
white of two eggs, beat up very stiff, mixed with three
ounces of pounded sugar. Take afterwards some white of
egg, and form it into small pearls, which you place round
the edge of each génois e : strew some very fine sugar over
them, and then put them for a few minutes in the mouth of
the oven, so as to dry the white of egg without colouring it ;
but if you wish to brown them, put them a little further
in the oven. When cold, place between each pearl a
smaller one, made of some transparent preserves ; such as
jelly of apples, quinces, red and white currants, &c.

Génoises, pearled with Pistachios.

Make them the same as the preceding ones ; but after
glazing them, place half a pistachio nut between each pearl,
with its flat side downwards. Put them to dry in the oven,
but take care that the small pearls remain white.

Génoises, pearled with Currants.

Proceed the same as before, but place a fine currant be-
tween each pearl, and a small one on the top of each of them.

N.B. You may give these génoises any shape you think
proper, but that of a half-moon is the handsomest. When
you adopt the latter form, you should put only seven pearls
on their circular side.

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Génoises à la Reine.

Make the yolks of four eggs in paste for nouilles. (See
Nouilles.) When ready, pour it into four glasses of boiling
cream, mixed with six ounces of butter ; after boiling for
about a minute, add six ounces of sugar (on which you have
grated the peel of two lemons), and a dram of salt. Stir
it with a spatula, and place it on hot ashes for thirty or forty
minutes ; then add the yolks of six eggs, and pour it imme-
diately on a baking plate, sufficiently large to prevent the
génoises from being more than a quarter of an inch thick.
Level it with the blade of a knife, and put it in a moderate
oven. If, during the baking, any part of the surface should
blister, cut the bladders with the point of your knife. As
soon as the paste has acquired a clear reddish colour, cut it
in two pieces of equal size ; take them off the baking-plate
with the blade of your large knife, and place each of them
on two large stewpan-lids. After the baking-plate has been
cleaned place one-half of the paste, upside-down, upon it ;
cover it with a potful of marmalade of apricots ; and then lay
the other half of the paste over it. When quite cold, cut
them out in half-moons of one inch and a halt in width, or
any other form you think proper. Before you put them in
the oven, you may strew on them some coarse sugar, or six
ounces of pistachios chopped very fine ; also, half pistachios,
and half coarse sugar. Again, when they are baked and
cut out, as directed, the thick side of each genoise may
be masked lightly with the white of an egg beaten up, and
mixed with two ounces of fine sugar ; on which you may
strew some coarse sugar, or pistachio-nuts, chopped very
fine, or both mixed together. You may also mask one-half
with pistachios, and the other with coarse sugar ; and in
dishing up, place them alternately, which will produce a
very good effect. They may also be filled with different
kinds of preserves, or creams ; or with six ounces of pound-
ed pistachios, and three-fourths of a potful of marmalade of
apricots, with the addition of a little essence of spinage passed
through a silken sieve. (See Spinage.)

N.B. Génoises should, in general, be no more than a fourth
of or half an inch thick.

Sect. IV. — Cakes, with Bitter Almonds.

Pound three ounces of almonds, half sweet and half bitter.
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of sifted flour, two whole egg s, the yolks of six others, a
spoonful of brandy and a grain of salt. After stirring the
whole for five or six minutes, add to it six ounces of but-
ter, which has been placed for a minute in the mouth of
the oven ; stir it without ceasing for full four minutes longer,
then beat up the white of two eggs, mix it with the other in-
gredients, and continue stirring the whole for full a minute
longer. Butter afterwards a copper baking-plate (tinned),
of ten inches in length and five in width, with a rim of
two inches high, or, in lieu of the rim, a case made of
strong paper of the same dimensions. Having filled the
plate or paper case quite level, put it in a slack oven, and
in about three-quarters of an hour (which should be suffi-
cient to give the cake a fine colour and make it firm to the
touch), take it out and mask it with the white of two eggs,
beaten up and mixed with two ounces of fine sugar, over
which strew as expeditiously as possible four ounces of
sweet almonds, cut in fillets, crosswise, mixed with two
ounces of fine sugar and a spoonful of white of egg beaten up.
Observe, that the almonds should be pressed down, in order
that they may be all regularly coloured. As soon as the al-
monds are lightly browned, turn the plate on a sheet of
paper, and cut the cake lengthwise into four long strips,
each of which cut again into six diamonds of equal size
will give you twenty-four small cakes. In dishing up,
form them into stars.

Almond Cakes, with Citron.

Follow the preceeding directions ; but mix only three
ounces of sweet almonds with the other ingredients, and add
the peel of two citrons grated. When the cakes are baked,
put no almonds on the top, but cover them with these in-
gredients well mixed together, viz. three ounces of pounded
sugar, half of the white of an egg, and a lump of sugar
weighing an ounce, on which you have grated the peel of a
citron. Let them dry in the oven for a few minutes.

N. B. These kinds of cakes may also be covered with
currants, chopped pistachios, white or rose-coloured aniseed,
or coarse sugar. A little cochineal, or essence of spinage,
may also be added to the sugar, &r., you glaze them with.
They are generally an inch and a quarter or an inch and a
half thick.

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Sect., V. — Wafers, with Pistachios.

Cut half a pound of sweet almonds (blanched) in very
thin fillets, put them in a small tureen, with four ounces of
pounded sugar, half a table spoonful of flour, the peel of
an orange (grated), two whole eggs, the yolk of another, •
and a grain of salt. Stir these ingredients gently together
with a spatula, so as not to break the almonds. When the
whole has been well mixed, butter lightly a baking-plate of
eighteen inches long by twelve wide ; pour this mixture upon
it, and level it with the blade of a large knife ; then cover it
lightly with two ounces of pistachios, blanched and cut in
small fillets, and put it in a moderate oven, so that both sides
of the wafer may acquire a clear light brown colour, t It
is necessary to pay the utmost attention to the baking ; for, if
the wafer remains a minute too long in the oven it will be
extremely brittle, and consequently you will have great
difficulty in giving it a handsome shape ; while, on the
other hand, if it is underdone, it will not only lose the form
you have given it, but, besides, be very unpleasant to eat.
When the wafer is quite done, cut it in strips of two
inches in width, which you cut again crosswise in pieces of
two or two inches and a half long ; then put the plate in the
mouth of the oven, while you give the wafers a semi-circular
form, by bending them over a roller of an inch and a half in
diameter, and four or five feet long. If you are alone, it will
be better to place the wafers during this operation on two
small plates, which put in the oven at some distance from
each other, or else they are likely to change their colour,
on account of the time necessary for shaping them. You
may also dish the wafers up without bending them ; in
which case, you cut them three inches in length by one in
width, and dip the edges lightly in sugar boiled to a crack ,
(see Part XIII.), over which strew some pistachios, chopped
very fine. In the centre put some apple or white currant
jelly. You may also mask them with coarse sugar or with
two ounces of sugar and two of pistachos chopped very fine.

Ditto, with Currants and Coarse Sugar.

Make them the same as the former; but, instead of pis-
tachios, strew over them two ounces of currants well washed.

« You may use instead five white or five yolks indiscriminately,
as may be most convenient.

f In case the top gets brown too soon, you must cover it with
paper.

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After drying the -wafers full two minutes in the oven, add
the coarse sugar to the currants, which would melt without
this precaution.

Ditto, à la Parisienne.

Make your wafers as usual, but without putting any thing
on them. Then cut them in pieces of three inches and a
half square, which bend so as to form them into tubes of
one inch and a sixth in diameter. Fill the inside with
whipt cream mixed with sugar and vanilla; and put a fine
pine strawberry, or several common ones formed like a rose at
each end. AVhen you have no strawberries, use pistachios,
chopped very fine, or a bruised macaroon. In dishing up,
place seven wafers at the bottom of the dish, and on them
five more ; then four, three, two, and one on the top of all.

Ditto, à la Française.

Pound half a pound of almonds d' avelines ; add eight
ounces of pounded sugar, and finish in the same manner as
directed for making paste of common almonds. When the
paste is cold, press it down a little, so as to make it full half
an inch thinner ; then cut it into pieces of two inches square,
place them on a baking-plate lightly buttered; and after
egging them as usual, strew over them some pistachios (cut
into small fillets), currants, or coarse sugar, or coarse sugar
mixed with pistachios or currants: the remainder ot the ope-
ration is the same as that for making wafers d la Parisienne.

Small Wafers, with Almonds d’ Avelines (Kernels).

Pour four ounces of biscuit à la cuillière (spoon biscuit :
see that article) on a baking plate lightly buttered, stir it
well to make it soft, and then level it with the blade of a
knife. Strew over it four ounces of almonds d’avelines
(cut into very thin fillets), two ounces of fine sugar, and one-
eighth of the white of an egg, all mixed together ; put it in
a moderate oven, and finish it as directed in the preceding
article.

Wafers, with Vanilla.

Pound a stick of vanilla with two ounces of sugar; pass it
through a silk sieve, and then put it in a tureen with eight
ounces of sifted flour, six ounces of very fine sugar, four
whole eggs, the yolk of four others, and a grain of salt ;
mix these ingredients with a large silver spocn, and then
add half a glass of brandy. Melt afterwards two ounces of

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butter in some lukewarm milk, which (by holding the stew-
pan a little on one side) blow into the batter; then stir
a m*nute longer, after which add gradually
a sufficient quantity of milk to thin it. Put the wafer-iron
afterwards on a moderate but regular fire, and as soon as it
is hot, butter it, and pour into it a spoonful of the batter,
carefully spread through all the ornamental parts
of the iron ; then close it gradually, in order to imprint the
figure on the wafer, which, as soon as it has acquired a light
brown colour, take quickly out of the iron; and, after cutting
off the burnt edges, give it the form necessary for the use
you intend making of it: you dispose of the remainder of the
batter in the same manner.

Ditto, à la Flamande.

Dilute one ounce of yeast in half a glass of lukewarm
milk, pass it through the corner of a napkin, and then mix
it with eight ounces of sifted flour and as much lukewarm
milk as will make it into rather a thin kind of batter ; then
put it on the stove or the oven to rise. Add afterwards two
whole eggs, the yolk of four others, the peel of an orange
grated on a lump of sugar, and a grain of fine salt. Stir it
well, and then add to it eight ounces of melted butter.
When the whole has been well mixed together, beat up
the whites of four eggs very stiff, and add them lightly to
the other ingredients, together with two large spoonsful of
whipt cream. Put it again to rise in some moderately
warm place; and when it has doubled its bulk, put the
wafer-iron to heat on a brisk fire, but sharper round the
edges than in the middle. As soon as the iron is sufficiently
warm, put into it a little clarified butter, and then fill one side
of it with the batter. When one side is sufficiently done,
turn the iron lightly, in order that the wafer may take a
regular impression. As soon as it is nicely coloured, take
it out and strew over it some fine orange sugar, which
prepare as follows: — Grate the peel of two fine Malta
oranges on a good piece of sugar ; and as the sugar becomes
coloured, scrape it ofF with a knife, and put it to dry on a
sheet of paper, either in the mouth of the oven or on a stove.
When it is perfectly dry, pound it, and pass it through a silk
sive. To flavour the sugar with lemon, proceed in the same
manner. If you prefer vanilla, chop a clove of it very fine ;
and after pounding it with four ounces of sugar, pass it
through a silk sieve.

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placed on the edge of the tureen; and in filling the mould

you should take, very lightly, a part of the surface of the
batter ; for if you put the spoon back in the batter every
time you use it, the wafers will be heavy, and by far less
pleasant to the taste.— If you can bake your waters on a
small brisk flame, they will have a better colour than when
baked on coals.

Sect. VI. — Nougats a la Française.

After blanching three-quarters of a pound of almonds
d' avelines cut each almond in two, and place them on a
baking-plate in a slack oven. Move them from time to time,
in order that they may be all regularly coloured. When
they are lightly browned, draw them back to the mouth ot
the oven, and put on six ounces of sugar in a glass of water.
As soon as the sugar is boiled to a caramel, put the almonds
in it, and stir them lightly with a spatula (so as not to
break them), in order that they may be all equally covered
with sugar ; then pour your nougat (which should now be
of a fine reddish colour) on the bottom of a baking- plate
lightly buttered; spread it quickly, and strew on it some
coarse sugar and pistachios cut in fillets, and diiecl a little at
the mouth of the oven. Let your nougat be eight inches
long and six wide, and be every where of an equal thick-
ness, but take care not to handle it too much, or you will
bruise the coarse sugar. When it is sufficiently cold to
cut it without breaking, pare it all round about one-sixth of
an inch, and then cut it lengthwise into two strips, each of
which cut again into fifteen small pieces of equal size.

Nougats, with Rose-coloured Sugar and V anilla.

After blanching twelve ounces of sweet almonds, cut them
in two, and let them dry as before directed ; then put six
ounces of pounded sugar in a pan, with a good spoonful of
the infusion of cochineal, and stir it with a spatula till the
sugar has acquired a fine rose-colour ; then put it to melt
on a moderate fire ;* and as soon as it is entirely dissolved
and begins to boil, add the almonds to it, which you stir
lightly with the spatula, and then pour it on a sheet of
copper. Spread it, and strew on it two ounces of coarse

• This operation will inevitably cause the sugar to change its
colour.

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sugar and a clove of vanilla cut into very small dice: then
finish as directed in the former article.

Nougats, with Currants and Coarse Sugar.

Blanch three-quarters of a pound of sweet almonds, and
aftei cutting them into fillets, put them in rather a slack oven,
that they may be a little coloured ; then melt six ounces of
pounded sugar, and as soon as it is well dissolved and
begins to look red, put the almonds in it and stir it with
the spatula ' after which you pour it on a plate, and strew
over it some currants and coarse sugar. This nougat is
made thinner than the former, and is cut out into half-moons
with a paste-cutter of two inches in diameter. Nougat,
with aniseed, is made in the same manner.

Nougats, with Almonds d’ Avelines Jilled with WTiijit Cream.

Chop, rather coarsely, eight ounces of almonds d’avelines
(blanched), and put them in the oven, to give them a pro-
per colour ; then boil four ounces of pounded sugar to a
fine reddish colour, and mix the almonds with it ; after
which line twenty or twenty-four small moulds, of any form
you think proper, with them, placing the almonds in a re-
gular manner, so that they may take the exact shape of the
mould. The moment you are going to dish up, fill them
carefully with whipt cream, flavoured with vanilla, and
then turn them upside down, in order that the cream may
not be seen.

N.B. The almonds may also be cut in fillets. For other
kinds of nougats, see Part V.

Sect. VII. — Meringues with Seville Orange.

Grate on a piece of sugar the peel of two ripe and very
yellow Seville oranges ; let this sugar dry in the mouth of the
oven ; then bruise it and pass it through a sieve ; take after-
wards eight ounces of it, and add to it some pounded
sugar : then beat up the whites of six eggs, and, when very
firm, add the sugar gradually to them, stirring them con-
tinually. When the whole has been well mixed, mould
your meringues in a spoon,* which will give them the form
of half an egg cut lengthwise, and then place them on strips
of paper. All your meringues having been moulded in this

* The paste should be soft, and separate itself from the spoon with-
out any difficulty.

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manner, cover them with sugar which has been coarsely-
bruised, and then passed through rather a loose sieve.
When the sugar has remained a few minutes on the merin-
gues, blow off all the loose particles, and taking each paper
by both ends, place it on a small board of about an inch
thick. Put them in a slack oven, and when the meringues
have acquired a fine yellow colour, and are covered here
and there with small pearls (the effect of the sugar), sepa-
rate them from the paper, and pour the remaining liquid part
of the white of egg, with a table-spoon, lightly into the
inside of the meringue. You then place them on the brown
side upon a baking-plate, and put them again into the
oven, in order that they may be regularly coloured. When
cold, you may keep them a month, provided you put them
in a dry place. When you place them on the table, fill
them with some whipt cream, flavoured with sugar grated on
the peel of a Seville orange.

N.B. This should not be done till the moment you are
going to serve, for otherwise the cream will soften them too
much. They may also be flavoured with rum, marasquin,
coffee, vanilla, strawberries, lemon, &c. (See Part VII.)

Ditto, with Pistachios.

Prepare your meringues as directed in the preceding arti-
cle, but make them round. When you have placed them all on
the paper, strew some very fine sugar over them, and when
that is melted, strew over them some chopped pistachios ;
then place them on a board, and put them in a slack oven.
Proceed as before directed, and fill the inside with cream of
pistachios. (See Part VII.)

N.B. You may add coarse sugar to the pistachios, or use
coarse sugar and currants, or coarse sugar only.

Small Chesnut Calces.

Take thirty-six fine chesnuts, roast them in the ashes,
and after peeling them, and taking off all the discoloured
parts, weigh six ounces of them, and pound them with two
ounces of butter. When the whole has been reduced to a
soft paste, pass it through a horse-hair sieve ; then take four
ounces of common flour, make a hole in the middle as usual,
and put into it two ounces of butter, three of pounded sugar,
one whole egg, a grain of salt, and the chesnut paste.
Make the whole into a firm, but very sleek paste ; roll it, and
then cut it into four equal parts, each of which roll out
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turnips, of two inches and a half in length ; place them on a
tinned copper baking-plate, lightly buttered; and after
egging them in the usual manner, put them in a moderate
oven. Give them a fine colour, and bake them very crisp.

Small Potatoe Cakes.

Roast a dozen of very fine potatoes in the ashes, and after
peeling them and cutting away all the purple spots, take
twelve ounces and pound them with four ounces of butter ;
then add to them four ounces of pounded sugar, two of
sifted flour, the yolks of two eggs, and a grain of salt. Form
the whole into a soft paste ; then put it on the working
board, which you have lightly sprinkled with flour, and
cut out your cakes in the same manner as the preceding.
These cakes may be scented.

Small Almond Cakes.

Take half a pound of almonds d‘ avelines, blanch them and
put them in a pan on a moderate fire, stirring them continu-
ally with a spatula to give them a pale yellow colour. When
cold, pound them, wetting them at the same time with some
white of egg, to prevent their turning to oil. Then make
them into a paste with eight ounces of flour, eight of pounded
sugar, the yolks of four or five eggs, and a grain of salt.
Then proceed as in the former. When they are egged,
trace on the top, with the point of a knife, an ear of corn ;
bake them crisp ; and before you put them in the oven, you
may cover the top with coarse sugar.

Small Bitter Almond Cakes.

Blanch five ounces of sweet, and three of bitter almonds ;
pound them, and make them into a paste, like the former,
with eight ounces of flour, eight of pounded sugar, the yolks
of four eggs, and a grain of salt ; finish as before directed.

Small Aniseed Cakes.

Pound four ounces of sweet almonds in the usual manner,
and make them into a paste, with a quarter of a pound of
flour, eight ounces of pounded sugar, the yolks of two eggs,
a spoonful of the infusion of green aniseed, and a grain of
salt. The remainder of the process is the same ; but when
they are egged, mask them with fine white aniseed, and bake
them in the usual manner.

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Small Cakes, with four kinds of Fruit.

Grate on a lump of sugar the fourth part of the peel of a
citron, the same quantity of that of a lemon and an orange ;
weio-h the sugar and add as much more pounded as will
make in all eight ounces ; bruise it before you put it in the
paste, which make of eight ounces of flour, four of sweet
almonds (pounded), two whole eggs, and a little salt , finish
as usual, and cover the cakes with coarse sugar.

Small Orange Cakes.

Put in the same kind of paste as used in the last article
two oranges only ; instead of which you may either use
lemons, citrons, or the Seville oranges.

Sect. VIII. — Darioles.*

Put one ounce of sifted flour and one egg in a small
stewpan ; stir it, and form it into a smooth paste. Then
take the yolks of six eggs, four ounces of pounded sugar,
six bruised macaroons, a grain of salt and a whole egg ; mix
all these ingredients well together, and then add ten moulds-
ful of cream, with some dried orange flour, or the peel of
an orange or citron, &c. Then cover the inside of eighteen
moulds with the paste mentioned above ; put in each mould
a small piece of butter (of the size of half an almond), and
then pour the cream into them ; place them in a clear oven,
glaze them white, and serve them up as hot as possible.

Ditto, with Mocha Coffee.

Take fifteen mouldsful of cream, and set it on the fire to
boil. In the mean time roast three ounces of Mocha cof-
fee, and as soon as it has acquired a beautiful light-brown
colour, throw it into the cream, and cover it over. Let it
stand full a quarter of an hour, and then pass it through a
napkin. The remainder of the process is as before. If the
coffee be made with water, use a cup and a half. These
cakes may be variously flavoured. (See Part VII.)

Ditto, Soufflés.

Put two ounces of rice-flour and two ounces of butter
in a stewpan ; mix it well together, and then add four
ounces of pounded sugar, and two glasses of cream, in which

* A dariole is a kind of custard.

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you have steeped a clove of good vanilla ; put the whole
on a gentle fire, and boil it as you would common cream ;
add afterwards the yolks of four eggs, with two spoonsful
of whipt cream, and then the four whites beaten up very
stiff; then pour the cream in the crusts, which must remain
in their moulds. These crusts are made the same as those
for pâtés ci la béchamel, and are baked separately from what
you put in them. Serve them up hot and glazed white.
(For further particulars see article Soufflés).

Talmouses.*

Put two glasses of milk, and two ounces of butter, in a
stewpan, and when it boils, lightly thicken it with sifted
flour ; replace it on the fire for two or three minutes, and
then put it in another stewpan. Add six ounces of Viry,
Neuf chat el, or Brio cheese, two ounces of fine sugar, two
spoonsful of whipt cream, and a little salt, with three or
four eggs to prevent the paste being thin, which should not
be thinner than that for common choux. Make afte wards
six ounces of fine paste (with the same quantity of ingre-
dients in proportion as for sixteen pounds — see Part I.) ra-
ther firm. Then roll it as thin as possible, and cut it into
thirty round pieces of about two inches in diameter ; in
the centre of each of which put a small quantity of the
above ingredients, and fold each of them into a three-cor-
nered shape. Egg the sides and the tops of the cakes, and
put them in an oven moderately heated. When they have
acquired a good colour, strew some fine sugar over them, and
serve them up directly. If you have no cheese of the pro-
per kind, you may use two spoonsful of good whipt cream ;
and they may also be served up without the sugar.

Sect. IX. — Small Souffles, with Lemon-Peel.

Put two ounces of the flour of potatoes (see Part XI.) in
a stewpan ; dilute it with a little milk, and add to it three
glasses of cream, two ounces of butter, and a grain of salt ;
boil it eight minutes on a moderate fire, stirring it continu-
ally, and then put it in another stewpan, and add to it four
ounces of pounded sugar, in which you have grated the peel of
two lemons, and two eggs. Stir he whole for a minute, and
then add to it the yolks only of four eggs. Afterwards cover
the inside of twenty-four small fiat moulds such as are used

* A tulmouse is a kind of cheesecake, curdcake, or bun.

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for darioles (see Darioles ), with some fine paste, and pour in
the ingredients, and put them in a moderately hot oven.
When they have acquired a good colour, glaze them with
some very fine sugar, and serve them up quite hot. You
may make them also with the peel of oranges, or citrons, or
with orange-flower.

Small Soufflés of Rice , with Almond Milk.

After pounding eight ounces of sweet, and one of bitter
almonds, and diluting them with three glasses of milk
nearly boiling, squeeze them in a napkin to extract all the
milk ; then put two ounces of rice-flower in a stewpan, and
dilute it gradually with a little of the almond milk, till it is
perfectly smooth, when you pour in the remainder with two
ounces of butter, and a grain of salt. Place the whole on a
moderate fire, stirring it continually for eight minutes; then
adding to it four ounces of pounded sugar and two whole
eggs : again stir it well, and, after pouring it in the moulds,
strew over each some coarse sugar, and finish as directed
in the preceding article. For flavouring it, see Part VII.

Sect. X. — Mirlitons, with Orange-Flower.

Put two whole eggs, and the yolks of two others in a
tureen, and add to them four ounces of pounded sugar,
thrtee ounces of sweet macaroons (bruised), half an ounce of
dried orange-flower (pounded), and a grain of salt. Stir the
whole for a minute ; and add to it two ounces of melted
butter, mixed with the whites of two eggs beaten up very
stiff. Then make three-quarters of a pound of puff paste,
give it twelve turns, and roll it out to the thickness of one-
sixth of an inch. Then with a round-fluted mould of two
inches and a half in diameter, cut out twenty round pieces,
and put each of them in a mould used for tartlets (lightly
buttered) of half an inch deep, and two inches wide. When
all your moulds have been thus covered, pour in them the
ingredients you have prepared, and cover them rather thickly
with some very fine sugar. As soon as this sugar is melted,
strew over them a few grains of coarser sugar, and then put
them in a moderately hot oven ; when ready, serve them up
either hot or cold.

Ditto, with Almonds d’ Avelines {Kernels').

Blanch four ounces of almonds d’ Avelines, colour them

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lightly ; and, when cokl, pound them, adding the W’hite of
an egg, to prevent their turning to oil. Then mix with
them, in a small tureen, six ounces of pounded sugar, four
eggs, and a grain ot salt. The whole having been well
mixed, add two ounces of melted butter, and then pour the
ingredients into the moulds, which have previously been
covered with paste, as in the last receipt. Finally cover
them with very fine sugar, and put them in a moderately
hot oven. Let them have a fine colour, and serve them up
hot. 1

Ditto, with Pistachios.

Pound four ounces of pistachios (blanched) with one
ounce of preserved citron ; add five ounces of sugar, four
eggs, two ounces of butter, and a grain of salt; and finish
in the usual manner.

Ditto, with Almonds.

After blanching one ounce of sweet, and one of bitter al-
monds, dry them in the oven, and, when cold, pound them
■with the white of an egg. Then put them in a tureen, and
add to them two ounces of bitter macaroons, five ounces of
pounded sugar, four whole eggs, and a grain of salt. When
these ingredients has been well mixed, and two ounces of
lukewarm butter added to the mass, put it in the moulds as
before directed, and finish in the usual manner.

Ditto, with Lemon-Peel.

Grate the peel of two lemons on a piece or two of the
sugar you are about to use for these cakes, and proceed in
the usual manner.

To flavour the mirlitons with oranges or citrons, you grate
the peel of two of them on the sugar instead of that of the
lemons. They are also made with chocolate, by mixing to-
gether four ounces of grated chocolate, three of sugar, three
of sweet macaroons, two of butter, and a grain of salt ; pro-
ceeding as before.

Sect. XI. — Fanchonnettes, with Vanilla.

Steep a clove of good vanilla in three glasses of milk ;
let it simmer for about a quarter of an hour on the edge of
the stove, and afterwards pass it through the corner of a
napkin. Then put in a stewpan the yolks of four eggs,
three ounces of pounded sugar, an ounce of sifted flour, and

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a grain of salt. When the whole has been well mixed toge-
ther, add gradually the infusion of vanilla, and then let it
boil on a moderate fire, stirring it continually with a spatula
to prevent its catching. After this, make six ounces of puff
paste, give it twelve turns, and roll it out to the thickness of
one-sixth of an inch. Cover with it the inside of about
thirty tartlet moulds (such as are used for mirlitons) ; then
lightly put in each some of the cream of vanilla, and place
them in a moderately hot oven. When the fanchonnettes
i are quite done, and the crust has acquired a fine colour, take
them out of the oven, and put them to cool. After this fill
them up with the remainder of the cream of vanilla, which
you must cover lightly with the whites of eggs. Now, on the
top of each, place in a circle seven meringues (of the size of
almonds) made of the whites of three eggs, beaten up very
stiff, and four ounces of pounded sugar, well mixed together :
in the centre of this circle put a small meringue, and then cover
them, as equally as possible, with very finely-pounded sugar.
Put them in rather a slack oven ; and when they are of a
fine reddish colour, serve them up.

Ditto, with Almond Milk.

Pound one ounce of bitter, and half a pound of sweet al-
monds (blanched). Dilute them with three glasses of milk
nearly boiling ; and then squeeze it well through a napkin.

The remainder of the process is the same as the former,
the almond-milk serving as a substitute for the infusion of
vanilla.

Ditto, with Mocha Coffee.

Roast four ounces of Mocha coffee over a moderate fire,
shaking the pan continually, that the coffee may be regularly
coloured ; and when it has acquired a clear red colour, put
it into three glasses of boiling milk : then cover it over very
closely, and after letting it stand a quarter of an hour, pass it
through a napkin, and finish in the usual manner.

Ditto, with Chocolate.

Follow the directions for making fanchonnettes with va-
nilla ; adding four ounces of grated chocolate to the vanilla,
and using but one ounce of sugar instead of three.

Ditto, with Currants.

Prepare one-half only of the necessary ingredients, and
add to them three ounces of currants well washed. Let the

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cream boil as usual, and finish as before directed. When
the fanclionnetles are pearled and ready to be put in the
oven, place between, and on the top of each pearl, a currant ;
put them in an oven rather slack, and pay particular atten-
tion to the baking, so as to prevent the pearls from losing
their colour. The currants used in ornamenting are not
included in the three ounces mentiond above.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

Blanch four ounces of pistachios, take out about an ounce
of the greenest, and pound the remainder with one ounce of
preserved citrons ; after which add half the usual quantity
of cream, pouring the remaining half of the white cream
(made according to the directions contained in the first
recept of this section) lightly on the fanchonneltes ; when
they are baked and cold, fill them up with the cream of
pistachios, and pearl them as before directed; and after
covering them with pounded sugar, put between each pearl
one of the pistachios (cut crosswise) which you have pre-
served for that purpose; bake them in the usual way, and
serve them up either hot or cold. The reason why the pista-
chio-cream is added after the fanchonneltes are baked is to
prevent it from losing its green colour.

Ditto, with Almonds d’ Avelines (Kernels.)

Blanch and pound four ounces of almonds d’avelines, and
mix them with half of the cream described in the first re-
ceipt of this section. The remainder of the process is the
same.

Ditto, with Apricots.

Cover the inside of your fanchonnette moulds with paste
as usual ; put a little marmalade of apricots lightly in each
of them, and when they are baked and cold, fill them up
with more of the marmalade. Finish as usual.

N.B. You may also make them in a similar manner with
marmalade of apples, pears, peaches, &c.

Sect. XII. — Apricot Tartlets.

Put four ounces of sugar, two glasses of water, and six
ripe apricots cut in halves into a middle sized saucepan, and
set them on the fire to boil ; when the apricots have thrown
up a dozen bubbles take them out with a folk, and after
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boil six more, cut also into halves, in the sirup ; arid, when
done, take off their skins likewise ; after which pass the
sugar through the corner of a napkin, and then put it back
into the pan where it should remain till it is reduced to
rather a thick sirup. Now make half a pound of flour into
a fine paste (in the same manner as you would ten pounds),
and roll it out to a little more than one-half of an inch
thick ; double it, and after cutting off twenty-four small and
very narrow strips, unfold it, and cut it with a round paste-
cutter, of two inches in diameter, into as many circles ; then
butter lightly twenty-four small tartlet-moulds, carefully
covet the inside of each with one of the round pieces in
such a manner as shall prevent any air from lodging be-
tw een the paste and the mould ; then take the small strips
ot paste, mentioned before, one by one, and after rolling
them between your fingers and the board, and folding each
of them in two, twist them into a kind of screw by rolling
one end to the right and the other to the left ; then lightlv
wet the rim of the tartlets and place one of the screw's
round it : egg the screws only, and put in each tartlet a lit-
tle pounded sugar, and on this half an apricot with its flat
side downwards. Put your tartlets in a hot oven, and, when
the bottoms of them have acquired a fine yellow colour,
take them out, and put on each of them half a spoonful of
the sirup, placing in the middle half a kernel of an apricot.

Ditto, with Peaches.

Take twelve peaches, and follow the same directions as
for apricots.

Ditto, with Green-Gage Plums.

Take thirty-six middle sized green-gage plums, split
them and take out the stones ; afterwards boil them in a
httle sirup like the former, till they throw up five or six
bubbles ; then ornament your tartlets in the same manner
as the preceding ones, putting in each three halves of the
plums, and bake them in the usual manner. Reduce your
sugar afterwards to rather a thick sirup, and cover the tops
of the tartlets with it. r

Ditto, with Plums de Mirabelle ( Egg-Plums .)

Take one hundred and fifty mirabelle plums ; cut out the
stones, and boil them like the former; put eio-ht in each
tartlet, and finish as before directed.

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Ditto, with Cherries.

Take a pound and a half of fine sweet cherries, pick
off the stalks and stone them ; then boil them in four
ounces of pounded sugar (without any water), till they
throw up a few bubbles; after which drain them, and finish
in the usual manner. Reduce the sirup, and cover the tart-
lets with it.

Ditto, with Green or Red Gooseberries.

After picking one pound and a half of fine gooseberries,
put them on the fire in cold water, and, just as the water
is on the point of boiling, take them off’ and drain them in a
sieve ; then roll them to and fro in a tureen, in which there
are four ounces of pounded sugar, and afterwards put them
in the tartlets : let your tartlets be put in a hot oven, and
the moment you are going to dish them, mask them with
a little sirup or white currant jelly, thinned with a little
boiling water.

Ditto, with Red or White Currants.

After stoning a pound of fine currants, roll them in a
tureen with four ounces of pounded sugar, and then put them
in the tartlets: when they are baked, mask them lightly
with the following currant jelly: Bruise four ounces of
currants, and strain them through a napkin, mixing with
the expressed juice two ounces ot pounded sugar ; this mix-
ture boil till it becomes a light jelly.

Ditto, with Strawberries.

Procure a middle-sized pottle of strawberries, and, after
rolling them on four ounces of pounded sugar, put them in
the tartlets ; then steep a handful more of them in a little
sirup, strain it through a napkin, and cover the tart-
lets with it. Those with raspberries are made in the same
manner.

Ditto, with Pippin Apples.

Take a dozen sound pippins, peel them very round, take
out the cores and cut them in halves crosswise, the same as
for fritters ; then put them on the fire in a pan with a glass ol
water, a quarter ofapound of sugar, and the juice of a lemon:
when they are done, drain them on a sieve,, and, alter co-
vering the bottom of the tartlets with a little marmalade ol
apricots, put in each tartlet half an apple, and on the top oi
every half put a little more marmalade, and then place them

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in a hot oven ; reduce the sirup, in which you have boiled
your apples to a jelly ; cover the tartlets with it ; and, lastly,
put a fine cherry or preserved grape in the centre of the
apple. Tartlets with pears and quinces are made in a similar
manner.

These kinds of tartlets can also be made without boiling
the fruit in sugar, by simply rolling it in the four ounces
of pounded sugar ; yet the sirup is preferable in every
respect.

Sect. XIII. — Timbale of Rice, with Almond Milk.

After washing three-quarters of a pound of Carolina rice
in several waters (lukewarm), put it on the fire in cold water,
and as soon as it begins to boil pour it in a cullender to drain ;
then pound three-quarters of a pound of sweet and six
ounces of bitter almonds (blanched), diluting them afterwards
in a stewpan with six glasses of milk, nearly boiling, and
then strain the whole through a napkin. Next put the
rice and the almond milk with six ounces of pounded
sugar, six ounces of butter, and a grain of salt in a stewpan ;
and as soon as it boils, place the stewpan on hot ashes, stir-
ring it from time to time with a spatula, that the rice
may break regularly. After simmering in this manner for
an hour, the whole should form rather a firm paste. If the
rice is soft and easily to be bruised between the fingers,*
mix with it lour ounces of bitter macaroons (powder-
ed), two whole eggs, and the yolks of two others; then
beat up two whites, and mix them with four spoonsful of
whipt cream with the rice ; which you pour into a mould
for second-course pastry, and form it into the shape of a
dome (seven inches in diameter), and ornament it in the fol-
lowing manner : — Make six ounces of fine paste with the
same proportion of ingredients as for ten pounds (see page 8),
and after rolling it out rather thin, double it, and cut it into
narrow strips, which you twist into screws or cords as be-
fore directed ; then butter the moulds lightly, and place the
cords round the inside in a spiral form, fastening the ends
together as you do them ; finally, put the timbale in a clear
oven, let it bake an hour and a half, and serve it up directly
it comes out. If you have not time to ornament the mould

* If it should not be so, add half a glass of milk.
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as here stated, simply cover the inside with a piece of very
thin paste.

The rice may be prepared with the milk of sweet al-
monds only; in which case you flavour it with vanilla, dried
orange-flower, or the peel of oranges, lemons, or citrons.

Ditto, with Marrow.

Take eight ounces of beef-marrow, chop it very fine, and
let it melt in a small stewpan over a slow fire ; when it is
entirely dissolved, strain it through a napkin, and mix it
with the other ingredients instead of butter. The remain-
der of the process is the same.

Ditto, with Mocha Coffee.

Roast four ounces of Mocha coffee, and as soon as it has
acquired a fine red colour, pour on it five glasses of milk
nearly boiling, and cover it over as close as possible; after
it has stood some time strain it through a napkin, and then
proceed as directed in page 8, adding it to the rice with
the same ingredients as there mentioned, except the almond
milk.

Ditto with preserved Citron.

Boil as usual three-quarters of a pound of rice with six
glasses of milk, six ounces of sugar, six of butter, and a
grain of salt. To which add two ounces of preserved
citron cut into small fillets, the peel also of one chopped
very fine, two ounces of macaroons powdered, two whole
eggs, and two yolks ; beat up two whites, and add them
likewise to the ingredients, with four spoonsful of whipt
cream. The timbale is then finished as before.

Ditto, with Currants.

After boiling the rice in the usual manner with six
glasses of milk, six ounces of butter, four of sugar, and a
grain of salt, add six ounces of currants well washed,
four ounces of bitter macaroons, the peel of a lemon cut into
small fillets, two eggs, and two yolks. Then beat up two
whites, and add them, with four spoonsful of cream à la
Chantilly, to the other ingredients. Finish as before.

Ditto, with Muscadine Raisins.

The process is the same as the former, except that, instead
of the currants, you use six ounces of muscadine raisins
split, stoned, and washed.

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Ditto, with Pistachios.

Boil the usual quantity of rice, with six glasses of milk,
six ounces of butter, six of pounded sugar, and a grain of
salt, as before directed. Then add four ounces of fine
pistachios (whole), half an ounce of dried orange-flower, one
ounce of preserved citron cut into small fillets, four ounces of
bitter macaroons (powdered), two whole eggs, and four
yolks. Beat up two whites, and add them also with four
spoonsful of whipt cream. Finish as usual.

Ditto, with Chesnuts.

Bake in the oven, or roast in the ashes, thirty-six fine
chesnuts. Then peel and trim them, and after dividing
each nut into four equal parts, mix them with eight ounces
of rice, four glasses of milk, four ounces of sugar, four of
butter, a grain of salt, the yolks of four eggs, two ounces of
bitter macaroons, four drams of dried orange flowers
chopped fine, the whites of the four eggs beaten up, and four
spoonsful of cream à la Chantilly. The whole having been
prepared in the usual manner, pour it into the timbale, and
finish as before directed.

Ditto, of Nouilles, flavoured with Orange-Peel.

After making the yolks of eight eggs into a paste for
nouilles (see Nouilles'), and preparing them as directed,
pour them into a stewpan, in which you have previously put
four glasses of boiling milk. Let them boil a few minutes,
and then add six ounces of sugar (on which you have
grated the peel of two fine sweet oranges), six ounces of
butter, and a grain of salt. Let the whole simmer over a
slow fire, and when it is much swollen, and the nouilles are
very mellow, add two eggs and four yolks : then the two
whites beaten up, and four spoonsful of cream à la Chantilly.
All this having been well mixed, pour it into the timbale
(the inside of which should be covered as directed), and
then put it in a clear oven. To make timbales of paste à
nouille with currants, &c., follow the directions given for
making timbales of rice with that fruit, but without adding
quite so much milk.

Ditto, of Vermicelli, flavoured with Lemon-Peel.

Put four glasses of milk in a stewpan, and as soon as it
begins to boil, add ten ounces of vermicelli (lightly bruised),
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lemons), six ounces of butter, and a grain of salt. When
the vermicelli is thoroughly swollen, add four ounces of
pulverized macaroons, two eggs, and four yolks ; stir the
whole lightly, and then add two whites beaten up, and four
spoonsful of cream à la Chantilly. Fill the timbale as before
directed, and finish as usual. To make timbales of semoule, or
sago, proceed in the same manner, using ten ounces of
either of these, instead of the vermicelli : with potatoe flour,
you also follow the same directions.

Ditto, of Potatoes, flavoured with Seville Orange-Peel.

After peeling and trimming about twenty fine potatoes
(roasted in the ashes), take two pounds of them, which you
bruise with six ounces of butter, six of pounded sugar, four
of bitter macaroons, and a grain of salt. Then add two
eggs, and four yolks, one ounce of orange flower (chopped),
two whites (beaten up), and four spoonsful of cream à la
Chantilly. Mix the whole well together, and pour it into the
timbale ; put it in a clear oven, and let it bake an hour and
a half, and serve it up hot. In making a potatoe cake,
glaze the inside of the mould instead of covering it with
paste as for a timbale. Currants, or pistachios, or almonds,
&c., may be added to the timbales of vermicelli, semoule,
sago, and of potatoes, in the same manner as to those of
rice.

Rice Cake, with Calf's Kidneys.

Take a calf’s kidney (roasted), and after picking the skin
and sinews from the inside, chop it fine, and mix it with the in-
gredients described in the preceding receipts of this section.
Then butter lightly a mould for second-course pastry, and
after covering the inside with crumbs of bread, rubbed
through a horse-hair sieve (instead of paste, as for timbales),
pour the preparation in it, and bake it the same as a timbale.

N.B. The moulds must be glazed like those for Savoy
biscuits. (See Part IV.)

Sect. XIV. — Pithivier Cakes, with Almonds
d’ Avelines (Kernels.)

After pounding eight ounces of blanched almonds
d’ Avelines, add to them six ounces of fine sugar, four of
butter, two of bitter macaroons, the yolks of four eggs, and
a grain of salt. All these ingredients having been well
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cream ; then make six ounces of puff paste, and after giving
it eight turns, roll out two-thirds of it to a sufficient size to
be able to cut out a round piece of nine inches in diameter.
After moulding the parings with the remaining piece, roll
out the mass till it is seven inches in diameter, and place it
on a baking-plate. Wet the edges lightly, and pour the
ingredients upon it, spreading them evenly to within a
finger’s breadth from the rim. Then cover them carefully
with the other piece of paste, and fasten both properly to-
gether. Flute the rim of the cake with the point of a
knife, at two-thirds of an inch distance from its contents.
Egg the top lightly, and cut on it a rose or other orna-
mental figure ; put it in a clear oven, and, when it is coloured,
draw it nearer the mouth, in order that the paste may
dry without getting dark. After baking three-quarters
of an hour,* mask it all over with fine sugar, and then
glaze it.

Ditto, with Bitter Almonds.

Pound seven ounces of sweet almonds and one of bitter,
with a little white of egg to prevent their turning to oil,
and then proceed as directed in the preceding receipt.

Ditto , with Citron.

Pound eight ounces of sweet almonds, and add to it five
ounces of sugar (on which you have grated the peel of a
citron), four ounces of butter, two of preserved citron cut in
small fillets, two of macaroons, a grain of salt, the yolks of
four eggs, and four spoonsful of cream à la Chantilly. The
remainder of the process is the same.

Ditto, with dried Orange-Flower.

Pound eight ounces of sweet almonds, and add to them six
ounces of sugar, four of butter, two of bitter macaroons, one
of dried orange-flower, a grain of salt, the yolks of four eggs,
and four spoonsful of whipt cream. Finish as usual.

Ditto, with Currants.

To eight ounces of pounded almonds add four ounces of
sugar, four of butter, four of currants, two of bitter maca-
roons, a grain of salt, the yolks of four eggs and four spoons-
ful of whipt cream, and then proceed as usual.

* It is absolutely necessary that the crust be crisp, or else these
kind of cakes will be unpleasant to eat.

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Ditto, with Muscadine Raisins.

Add to the ingredients used in the last receipt, four ounces
of muscadine raisins, split and stoned, instead of the cur-
rants, and proceed as usual.

Ditto, with Four Kinds of Fruit.

Grate, on a piece of sugar, the fourth part of the peel of a
lemon, and the same quantity of the peel of a Seville orange,
a citron, and of a very sweet orange, and add to it as much
pounded sugar as will make six ounces in all. Then add
eight ounces of pounded sweet almonds, four of butter, two
of macaroons, a grain of salt, the yolks of four eggs and
four spoonsful of cream à la Chantilly. Finish as usual.

Ditto, with Kidneys.

To half a calf’s kidney, roasted and chopped fine, add
eight ounces of pounded almonds, six of pounded sugar,
four of butter, two of macaroons, the peel of a lemon chopped
fine, a grain of salt, the yolks of four eggs, and four spoons-
ful of whipt cream. Finish as before directed.

Ditto, with Marrow and Vanilla.

Chop six ounces of beef marrow very fine, and add to it
eight ounces of pounded sweet almonds, four of sugar
pounded separately, with half a clove of vanilla, two of
macaroons, a grain of salt, the yolks of four eggs, and four
spoonsful of whipt cream, and finish as before.

Ditto, Anglo-Français.

Put in a stewpan eight ounces of pounded almonds, four
of beef marrow chopped very fine, two of pounded sugar,
two of bitter macaroons, two of currants, two of muscadine
raisins (stoned), one ounce of citron (chopped), half an ounce
of dried orange-flower, a grain of salt, the yolks of four
eggs, half a glass of Spanish wine, and half a nutmeg
grated. Mix all these ingredients well together, and
finish in the usual manner.

N.B. Put on the edge of the bottom-crust a thin and
narrow strip of paste, to prevent the liquor from escaping in
the oven.

Ditto, with Pistachios and Almonds d’ Avelines, (Kernels.)

Take six ounces of almonds d’avelincs (pounded), six of
pounded sugar, six of butter, two of bitter almonds, halt an
ounce of preserved citron, agood pinch of dried orange-flower,

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Haifa clove of vanilla (chopped), the yolks of four eggs, half
a glass of Malaga wine, the fourth part of a nutmeg (grated),
and a grain of salt. When the whole has been beaten and
well mixed together, and four ounces of pistachios (whole)
added, then put it in the cake, and proceed as usual.

A Cream Cake, with Mocha Coffee.

Prepare the cream as directed in Part VII., and put it in
a cake made according to the preceding directions, fixing
a strip of puff paste, half an inch wide and three-quarters of
an inch thick, round the edge of it, and finish as usual.

These cakes may be filled with any other of the creams
described in Part VII.

A Cake, uith Marmalade of Peaches.

Prepare the cake as before described (but without putting
a strip of paste round the edge), and fill it with marmalade
of peaches. Marmalade of apples, or pears, or apricots, &c.
may be used in the same manner. All these kinds of cakes
should be glazed or iced after they are cold.

Cake à la d' Artois.

Take four spoonsful of the marmalade of apricots, four of
that of pippins, and two spoonsful of melted butter. Mix
these ingredients together, and put them in the cake, which
you finish in the usual manner.

Sect. XV. — Cakes made after the Parisian Fashion,

with Apples.

Peel a dozen round pippins, cut them in quarters, and
then put them on a slow fire with four ounces of butter and
four of sugai’, on which you have grated the peel of an
orange, citron, Seville orange, or lemon ; when they are
half done, let them cool ; then roll out a piece of paste for
a bottom-crust, putting round the edge of it a border of
half an inch in width and three-quarters in thickness ; put
your apples in the middle of this, in the form of a dome,
cover them with another piece made of the parings of puff
paste, which you must be careful to put inside the bor-
der (the top of which you have previously wetted), and
then fasten both the top and the bottom pieces well to-
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mask it all over with pounded and coarse sugar : put it in
a gentle oven, and let it bake an hour to make the crust
very crisp without colouring it. Serve it up hot.

Ditto, with Apples and Currants.

Peel twelve pippins, cut them into quarters, and each
quarter into four parts ; then put them for three minutes
on a moderate fire, with four ounces of butter, two of sugar
(on which you have grated the peel of a fine Malta orange),
two spoonsful of the marmalade of apricots, and four ounces
of currants : when cold fill your cake and finish it as usual ;
but observe that you only egg it without putting any coarse
sugar on it. When it is quite done, let it cool a little, and
then having mixed the whites of two eggs (beaten up very
stiff) with two ounces of fine sugar, cover the top with it,
and mask it with fine sugar ; when this sugar is melted,
mix some coarser sugar with a few currants, washed and
dried in the oven, and strew this mixture over the dome
only ; then place round it, or rather on the border, a circle
of small pearls made of white of egg covered with fine
sugar; after these pearls have taken a fine yellow colour,
serve up the cake immediately it comes out of the oven. To
make this cake with muscadine raisins, use six ounces of
them instead of the currants.

Ditto, with Apples and Pistachios.

Peel and cut twelve apples as before ; doing them in the
same manner with four ounces of butter, four of sugar (on
which you have grated the peel of a fine lemon), three of
pistachios (blanched and whole), and two spoonsful of the
marmalade of apricots, and, when cold, finish the cake as
the preceding one was done, covering the dome with coarse
sugar and pistachios (each cut into six pieces) ; and then
place a pistachio between each pearl ; put it in a slack oven,
and let it be lightly coloured. This cake is often made to
resemble a hedgehog, which is done in the following man-
ner:— Having two ounces of pistachios, cut each nut into four
fillets, and after covering the dome of the cake with white
of egg, and icing it with fine sugar, stick these fillets
regularly in it, and then let it dry in the oven, to prevent
the pearls from losing their colour. (See Part VII.)

Ditto, with Apricots.

After peeling fifteen fine ripe apricots, and cutting each
into four parts, lightly mix with them in a stewpan, without
putting them on the fire, four ounces of melted butter, and

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four of sugar, on which you have grated the peel of a
lemon ; then having cracked the stones, blanch the kernels
of them, cutting each in two, and mix them with the other
ingredients, and then put them in the cake prepared as
above directed ; and after masking it with the white of
egg, strew over it some coarse sugar.

Ditto, with Peaches.

Peel twelve fine peaches, and after cutting each of them
into quarters, mix them with four ounces of melted butter
and four of sugar, on which you have grated the peel of an
orange. Then finish as usual.

Ditto, with Nectarines.

Proceed as in the last receipt for peaches.

Ditto, with Mirabelle Plums.

Take the stones out of two hundred small mirabelle
plums, and proceed as before directed ; grating, however,
the peel of a lemon on the sugar instead of that of an orange.

Ditto, with Green- Gage Plums.

Take fifty green-gage plums, cut them in two, and after
taking out the stones, proceed as before ; grating a Seville
orange on the sugar.

Ditto, with St. Catharine Plums.

Take fifteen fine St. Catharine plums, cut them in two,
and proceed as before.

Ditto, with Cherries.

Pick a pound and a half of cherries, and proceed in the
usual manner.

Ditto, with Strawberries.

Pick a pottle of fine and rather firm strawberries, and
proceed as before. Be careful to make the crust as thin as
possible that it may be done in half an hour, as this kind of
fruit wants no baking. In serving up the cake you may
place a fine strawberry between each pearl.

Ditto, with Raspberries.
The same as the preceding.

Ditto, with Red and White Currants.

Stone a pound and a half of currants, and proceed as before.

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Ditto, with Red and Green Gooseberries.

Pick a pound and a half of green and three-quarters of
a pound of red gooseberries quite ripe ; stone them, and
finish as usual. Put no butter to the fruit when this kind
of pastry is to be served up cold.

Sect. XVI. — A Custard of Apples, with Butter and

Citron.

Peel and quarter twelve fine pippins, and put them in a
stewpan with four ounces of butter and four of sugar, on
which you have grated the peel of a citron ; when they are
half done, let them cool : then make six ounces of fine paste
tolerably firm (as before described), mould it, and roll it
out to eleven inches in diameter, then turn up the edge two
inches high, and pinch and ornament it lightly all round ;
select half of the quarter of the apples, that are most done,
and put them in a circle at the bottom of the custard,
covering them with the sirup of butter and sugar, and then
carefully place the remaining twenty-four quarters on the
top of the others ; put a strip of strong buttered paper round
the custard, and then place it in a clear oven ; after baking
three-quarters of an hour, take off the paper, egg the crust
lightly, and replace it in the oven a few minutes longer ;
then strew some fine sugar over the crust, and ice it, and the
moment you dish it up, cover it with a few spoonsful of the
jelly of apples, apricots, or gooseberries, or simply with
sirup of sugar ; serve it up hot. Should you wish to serve
it up cold, put no butter in the apples.

Custards of peaches, nectarines, and apricots are made in
the same manner.

Ditto, of Apples à la Portugaise.

Take thirty pippins, scoop the cores out of ten of them •
of equal size; then peel them quite round, and let them be
done tolerably firm, in a light sirup made of six ounces of
sugar ; peel the remainder of the apples, cut them veiy
small, and dissolve them in the sirup ; then chop the peel
of an orange very fine and mix it with the apples, stirring
them with a spatula to prevent their catching ; when the
whole- is formed into a rather firm marmalade, rub it
through a horsehair sieve, and then make nine ounces of
fine paste somewhat firm (as before described), proceeding

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in the same manner with it as directed in the preceding
receipt, except that the rim must be made a little higher;
then mix two spoonsful of marmalade of apricots with the
apples, and put four spoonsful of this mixture at the bot-
tom of the custard, and place the ten whole apples (the in-
sides of which you have filled with marmalade of apricots)
upon it, then fill the custard with the remainder of the
marmalade of apples, taking care that the surface of the
whole apples is not covered ; put a strip of buttered paper
round the custard, and place it in a clear oven : after baking
three-quarters of an hour, ice it in the same way the former
was done, and when you serve it up (whether hot or cold)
cover it with a few spoonsful of apple-jelly, marmalade of
apricots or quinces, or with the juice of cherries or grapes ;
and in the centre of each apple put a fine cherry or a pre-
served grape. Custards of pears are generally made in the
same manner. Two ounces of butter may be added to the
marmalade without detriment.

These kind of custards are usually made for large second-
course dishes. (See part IV.)

Ditto, with Kentish Cherries.

Pick two pounds of cherries, put them in a pan with
eight ounces of pounded sugar, and when they are nearly
done, drain them on several plates ; strain the sirup through
a silk sieve, and then reduce it till it sticks to the fingers ;
add to it a fourth part of the cherries, together with the
juice that has run from them in draining; then reduce the
sirup again, and take it off the fire when it forms la nappe.
Your custard having been made according to the preceding
directions, put the remainder of the cherries that have been
drained into it, and put it in a clear oven ; let it bake three-
quarters of an hour, and then egg and ice it as usual. The
moment you serve it up, cover it equally with the fourth
part of the cherries done in sugar, and pour the sirup over
them.

Ditto, with Green-Gage Plums.

Take fifty fine green-gage plums, rather firm; cut them
in two, and roll forty of them in four ounces of pounded
sugar ; make the rim of your crust three inches high, and
after pinching, or otherwise ornamenting it, carefully put
into it the plums, which you have rolled in sugar, and as
close together as possible ; put some buttered paper round
the custard, place it in a clear oven, and finish as usual.

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While it is in the oven, boil the remaining plums in a quar-
ter of a pound of pounded sugar and half a glass of water ;
drain them, take off the skins, and then reduce the sirup as
before. Take care that the plums are not done too much,
or they will break.

Ditto, with Mirabelle Plums.

Take the stones out of two hundred real mirabelle plums,
opening them as little as possible ; then roll three-fourths of
them in four ounces of pounded sugar, and put them in the
custard you have made as before directed ; boil the re-
mainder of the plums with four ounces of sugar and half a
glass of water, and when done, reduce the sugar in the
usual manner. Mask the custard, and serve it up hot.

Ditto, with Apricots.

Cut twenty fine apricots into halves, mix twelve of them
with four ounces of pounded sugar, and put them in the
custard, the rim of which should be full two inches high ;
bake and ice it as usual. In the mean time boil the re-
mainder of the apricots with a glass of water and four
ounces of fine sugar ; reduce the sirup, and take the skins
off the apricots which should be placed in the custard in the
most advantageous manner ; in the centre of each half
apricot place one of the kernels, and the moment you dish
up, mask the whole with the sirup, and serve it up either
hot or cold.

Custards of peaches and nectarines are made in the same
manner.

Ditto, with Pastry Cream.

Your crust having been made as directed in the preced-
ing receipt, put a strip of paper, four inches high, round it,
and fill it with one of the pastry creams described in PartVII.,
but without putting quite so much butter in it ; after baking
three-quarters of an hour, take off the paper and egg the
crust ; then lightly cover the surface of the cream with fine
sugar, and ice it with the salamander nearly red.

These kinds of custards may also be filled with the ingie-
dients of talmouses, darioles, ramequins (cheesecakes), and
Swiss and Milanese custards; also with half of those of tim-
bales of rice, vermicelli, sago, or potatoes. When you bake
the crust separately, you may half fill them with all the in-
gredients of soufflets for the second course, &c.

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Sect. XVII. — Fruit Tarts for the Second Course.

Glazed Apricot Tarts.

Make a bottom crust in the same manner as for the cakes
described in page 99 ; put likewise a strip or band of puff
paste round it, but a little wider and thicker than that used
for those cakes, taking care at the same time that both ends
. cross each other full two inches, and that they are sloped in
such a manner that after having laid them on each other
1 they appear of an equal thickness with the rest. Before
you fasten them together, let them be lightly wetted ; then
strew a spoonful of fine sugar on the bottom of the tarts, and
put on it twenty-four quarters of apricots (rolled on four
ounces of pounded sugar), taking care not to spill any sugar
on the band that goes round the crust, as that would turn it
black in the baking. Egg the upper part of this band, and put
the tart in a clear oven. After baking ten minutes, see whe-
ther the band rises regularly all round, and in case any part
of it does not, loosen it with the point of your knife as quick
as possible, and put the tart back in the oven. When it is
quite done, cover the top and sides with fine sugar, and ice
i it in the usual manner. Then boil eight large apricots (the
reddest you can get) in four ounces of sugar and a glass of
water, and when done drain them on two plates ; take off
the skins, and reduce the sirup as usual. After cracking
the stones and blanching the kernels, place these apricots on
the others in such a manner that the reddest side is exposed
to view ; then put the kernels between them, and the mo-
ment you are going to serve up, cover the whole with the
sirup. — All fruit tarts are generally made in the same
manner.

The band that goes round the tart may also be made
without being joined. After rolling out three-quarters of a
pound of puff paste, ten or eleven inches square, place a
stewpan-lid, of seven inches diameter, in the middle ; then
cut a round piece ot the same size as the lid, scallop the
edge, and after putting another lid two inches less in size
upon it, cut out the centre, but without scalloping the edge,
which will give you a band an inch wide j then double it,
in order to place it more easily round the tart.

Vol-au-Vcnt, with Peaches.

Roll out three-quarters of a pound of puff paste, after you
have given it six turns, and then, with a stewpan-lid of

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seven inches in diameter, cut out a round piece, which place
upon a thin piece of fine paste ; egg the top, and with the
point of a knife trace the rim (one-sixth of an inch deep)
upon it ; put it in a clear oven, and when it is quite done
empty it, and put it back in the oven a few minutes longer.
Cover the top and sides afterwards with fine sugar, and ice
it in the usual manner. Then take a dozen middle-sized
ripe peaches (the reddest you can get), cut them in two, and
boil them in six ounces of sugar ; after which drain and
peel them ; then take half of them (those the least coloured)
and put them in a circle at the bottom of the vol-au-vent,
and upon them the remainder, together with some of the
kernels, which you place between the peaches. The mo-
ment you serve it up, cover the fruit with the sirup, which
you have reduced in the usual manner.

To fill the vol-au-vent with any other kind of fruit, fol-
low the same directions.

Tarts for the Second Course, with Apricot Marmalade.

The crust being made in the same manner as described in
page 8, roll out in addition another piece of puff paste very
thin, and cut it out according to your fancy ; then pour a
potful of apricot marmalade in the bottom of the tart, spread-
ing it to within two-thirds of an inch from the rim, which
you wet lightly. Cover the apricot marmalade with the
piece of paste which has been cut out as above stated ;
fasten the edges well together ; egg the upper crust lightly,
and put upon it two ounces of almonds d‘ avelines, chopped
very fine, and mixed with two ounces of fine sugar, and the
eighth part of the white of an egg. Next wet the bottom
crust all round, and place the band round it in the same
manner as in the former receipt ; then egg the top, and put
the tart in a clear oven. If the almonds should get coloured
too soon, cover them with a double piece of paper. When
the tart is quite done, ice it as usual. In case you do not
like to put any almonds on the tart, decorate the surface of
the preserves in the following manner : — Roll out a small
piece of puff paste very thin, and cover it lightly with flour ;
then fold it in two, and cut it out in narrow strips, of one-
sixth of an inch in width, and nine or ten inches in length.
After you have filled the tart and wetted the edge, place
these strips across the marmalade, in the form of a double
cross star, or any other kind of open work.

With other kinds of preserves proceed in the same manner.

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Sect. XVIII. — Cream Tarts for the Second Course,
with Marrow.

After making a bottom crust, &c., the same as for fruit
tarts, fill it with pastry cream of beef marrow (see Part VII.) ;
strew over it two ounces of almonds d avelines, chopped and
mixed with two ounces of sugar and a little white of egg,
and then egg the top of the band lightly, and put it in a
clear oven. Finish as usual, and serve it up hot.

Ditto , with Calves Kidneys and Pistachios.

After taking the skin and sinews out of a calf’s kidney
(washed), chop it fine, and add to it a piece of the fat as big
as an egg ; mix this with the crème pâtissière, flavoured
with lemon-peel (described in Part VII.) ; adding two ounces
of blanched pistachios, mixed with ^spoonful of sugar ; put
it in the tart, egg it lightly, and place it in the oven. Serve
it up hot. You may mask this cream with almonds, the
same as the preceding, and you may omit the pistachios.

Ditto, with Spinage.

Take two good handsful of fresh-gathered spinage, pick
and wash it well, and after chopping it very fine, put it in
a stewpan, with three ounces of butter. Place the stewpan
on a moderate fire, and stir the spinage with a spatula, to
make the moisture evaporate. Add afterwards four spoons-
ful of crème pâtissière (see Part VII.), half a glass of double
cream, three ounces of pounded sugar, two of bitter maca-
roons (pulverized), a pinch of dried orange-flower, and a
grain of salt ; mix the whole well together, and pour it in the
tart. Mask the top of the cream with almonds d’avelines,
prepared as in the first receipt of this section. The re-
mainder of the process is the same, serving it up hot. You
may also make this tart with marrow and kidneys ; and, if
necessary, strain the cream through a fine tammy, which is
often done.

To make these tarts with cream of coffee, or chocolate,
&c., you must proceed according to the directions given in
Part VII. ; and if you prefer making them light ( soujlêes ),
add to the other ingredients the white of three eggs, beaten
up very stiff, and be careful to serve them up the moment
they come out of the oven.

Ditto, à V Anglaise.

Having made your tart in the usual manner, take half of
the ingredients for making common pastry cream ( creme

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pâtissière), and add to them two ounces of fine currants
(well washed), two of muscadine raisins (split and stoned),
one ounce of citron (cut into the form of dice), half an ounce
of dried orange-flower, the peel of a lemon grated on a little
sugar, a quarter of a nutmeg (pulverized), and half a glass
of good Spanish wine ; mix the whole well together, and
put it in the tart. Bake it as usual, and serve it up hot.

Sect. XIX. — Cakes filled with Cream and Preserves,
for the Second Course.

Small Cakes, with Pistachios.

Take some parings of puff paste, and give them four
turns ; but in case you have none, make three-quarters of a
pound of inferior puff paste, and give it ten turns; then roll
it out as thin as possible into two pieces of a similar size ;
viz. thirteen inches long and eight wide ; lay one of them on
a baking-plate, which you have wetted lightly, and then put
the pistachio cream cold (described in Part VII.) upon it ;
spread it of an equal thickness to within half an inch from
the edge, which you wet lightly all round ; then put the
other piece of paste round the rolling-pin, and, as you unroll
it, place it carefully on the edge of that which you have
wetted, and fasten both pieces well together. Egg your
cake lightly, and trace upon it with the point of a knife
twenty-four squares, taking care not to cut the lines too
deep. Put it in a clear oven, but do not ice it till the bottom
has acquired a fine yellow colour. When cold, separate
your cakes by cutting the lines through which you had pre-
viously traced ; after which pare each cake separately. You
may also cut these sorts of cakes into circles or diamonds, or
into half-moons. When you make these cakes with almonds,
chop three ounces of them, and mix them with a little white
of egg and one ounce of fine sugar ; then strew them over
the cakes, after having moistened them with white of egg.
Cover the almonds afterwards lightly with pounded sugar ;
let the cakes be put in a moderate oven, and cut them out
when cold. Instead of almonds, you may use coarse sugar.

In filling your cakes with other cremes pâtissières, proceed
in the same manner.

Ditto, with Rice and Currants.

Make two pieces of paste as described in the preceding
receipt, and put between them half of the ingredients used

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115

in making timbales of rice with currants. (See that Aiticle.)
The remainder of the process is the same as before.

Ditto , à l’Anglaise.

Put between the two pieces of paste (made as before
directed) the ingredients used in making a tart à l’ Anglaise
(see page 113), and finish as usual.

Ditto, with Spinage Cream.

Put the cream of spinage (described page 113) between
the two pieces of paste, and proceed as before.

Ditto, with Apricot Marmalade.

Put between the two pieces of paste a potful of apricot
marmalade, and proceed as directed in the pieceding re-^
ceipts; but, in addition, you cut out the figure of an ear of
corn, to put in the centre of each little cake. Put them in
a clear oven. — With other kinds of marmalade proceed in
the same manner.

N.B. — In making these kinds of cakes, you may omit the
top-crust, in which case you put them in a moderate oven.

Ditto, with Currants.

Take two pounds of currants (stoned), and, after draining
them, mix them with eight ounces of pounded sugar, and
put them between the two pieces of paste ; finishing as
usual.

Ditto, with Strawberries or Raspberries.

Pick a middle-sized basket of fine strawberries (ripe, but
rather firm), and after mixing them with six ounces of fine
sugar, finish as directed before.

The paste of these cakes must be extremely thin.

Ditto, with Marmalade of Pippins.

Make a piece of paste as before directed, cover it with
the marmalade of twenty-four pippins, prepared in the re-
gular manner, and mixed with four ounces of sugar, the
fourth part of a potful of apricot marmalade, and the peel
of a lemon chopped fine. Cover the top lightly with
pounded sugar, put it in a moderate oven, and proceed as
before.

Ditto, with Apples and Pistachios.

These cakes are made the same as the preceeding : but
when they are baked, cover the surface of the apples lightly

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with a little apricot marmalade, strewing on it four ounces
of pistachios cut in fillets. Put the cakes in the oven again for
a few minutes, and after they are cold cut them out as usual.

N. B. When you spread the marmalade on the paste, you
may lay some small, round, strips of paste across it, at a
quarter of an inch distance from each other ; and when the
bottom crust is done, cut out your cakes as usual. You
may also cover the marmalade -with almonds cut in fillets,
and mixed with pounded sugar.

Small Pithivier Cakes

Prepare a piece of paste as before, and cover it with the
ingredients used in the common pithivier cakes (see page
102) ; strew four ounces of almonds (cut in fillets) mixed
with two ounces of pounded sugar upon it, and put it in a
moderate oven. When it has acquired a fine colour let it
cool, and cut it into any shape you think proper. A little
white of egg may be mixed with the almonds and sugar.

Sect XX. — Jumbals (Gimblettes) * op Pupp-paste,
with Apricots and Almonds d’ Avelines.

Roll out two pieces of paste, as described in the pre-
ceding section, but make them thirteen inches square. Put
a little apricot marmalade between them, and cut them out
with a round paste-cutter of two inches in width. Then
empty them by scooping out the middle with a small paste-
cutter of two-thirds of an inch in diameter. Egg them after-
wards lightly, and place the side which has been egged on
four ounces of almonds d' avelines, chopped fine, and mixed
with two ounces of fine sugar and a little white of egg.
Place them successively on a baking- plate, and, when they
are all ready, strew some pounded sugar over them. Put
them in a moderate oven, let them have a fine colour; and
serve them up either hot or cold.

Ditto, with Plums and Almonds.

Make these the same as the preceding ; but instead of
apricot marmalade, use a potful of the marmalade of green-
gage plums. Then chop four ounces of sweet almonds, and
mix them with two ounces of sugar and a little white of
egg. The remainder of the process is the same.

* Gimblette is a sort of pastry, hard and dry, and made in the form
of a ring.

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Dilto, with Peaches and Pistachios.

Put a potful of the marmalade of peaches between the
two pieces of paste, and, after cutting out your girnblettes,
mix four ounces of fine sugar with nearly half of the white
of an egg, and mask your cakes with it. Then add a little
more white of egg to the remaining sugar, and roll four
ounces of the whole pistachios in it. Place them in a circle
on the girnblettes, which you put back in the oven, in order
that the sugar with which you have glazed them may ac-
quire a fine light colour. As regards the pistachios they
may be chopped a little and put on the cakes without being
rolled in sugar ; and, instead of pistachios, you may even
mask the cakes with coarse sugar, or orange or rose-co-
loured sugar, boiled to a crack, strewing on it some chopped
pistachios, coarse sugar, or coarse sugar mixed with currants
or pistachios.

Sect. XXI. — Puff-paste for the Second Course,

ORNAMENTED IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

Small Vols-au-Vetil à la Chantilly and à la Violette.

After giving about six turns to three-quarters of a pound
of puff paste, roll it out to half an inch in thickness. Then
cut it into thirty small pieces, with a scallopped paste-cutter
of two inches in diameter, forming each piece into a ring,
by cutting out the centre with a paste-cutter of one inch and
a quarter in diameter. With the parings and the remainder of
the puff paste make another piece like the former, out of
which cut thirty more round pieces with the scalloped paste-
cutter. Wet the tops of them lightly, and, as you wet them,
place on each of them one of the rings, which you fasten well
to it. Then egg them and put them in a hot oven. When
they are nearly done, ice them with fine sugar in the usual
manner ; and after paring the bottom crusts (if necessary),
fill your vols-au-vent with whipt cream à la violette (see
Part VII.), or with any kind of preserve you think proper,
the moment you are going to serve them up.

Ditto, with Strawberries and Coarse Sugar.

These are made the same as the former, with this differ-
ence— that instead of being iced in the usual manner, the
tops are lightly glazed with four ounces of sugar, boiled to
a crack, on which strew some coarse sugar. Pick after-
wards a middle-sized basket of fine strawberries, and take

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about a fourth part of the ripest of them, and rub them well
through a fine tammy ; then add three ounces more sugar to
what remains of the sugar you have used for glazing the
cakes, and after boiling it to a little less than a crack, add to
it the juice of the strawberries. Skim this mixture, and
as soon as it sticks to the fingers take it off the fire. Then
fill the vols-au-vent with the remainder of the strawberries
(washed if necessary), and cover them with the sirup. In
the same manner proceed with raspberries, and red and white
currants, the latter of which should be stoned.

Small Vols-au- Vent, for the Spring Season.

While glazing these vols-au-vent in the same manner as
the preceding, with four ounces of sugar, boiled to a crack ;
mask them with four ounces of chopped pistachios ; and the
moment you are going to serve them up, fill them with cream
à la Chantilly, flavoured with vanilla ; and then place on the
cream in the centre of each vol-au-vent a fine strawberry.
For other whipt creams, see Part. VII.

Small Vols-au- Vent à la Crème Plombière.

After glazing them in the same manner as the former,
with sugar boiled to a crack, mask them with two ounces of
coarse sugar mixed with two ounces of pistachios chopped
fine. The moment you are going to serve them up,
fill them with one of the cremes plombières, described in
Part VII.

N. B. Keep the cream in ice till the instant it is wanted.

Ditto, with Bavarian Cheese.

After picking and washing two ounces of small currants,
let them dry a few minutes at the mouth of the oven, then
mix them with two ounces of coarse sugar, and mask with
this the tops of the vols-au-vent successively as you glaze
them. When you are ready to serve them up, fill them in
the shape of pyramids, with half of the ingredients described
in Part VII. for making Bavarian cheese.

Ditto, with Whipt Jelly.

Glaze the vols-au-vent with sugar boiled to a crack ; and
then lightly mask them with red or white aniseed. Fill
them afterwards with one of the whipt jellies described in
Part VII. ; but using only half the quantity there men-
tioned. This kind of pastry may also be filled with iced
creams, cremes pâtissière, or crèmes à la Française, or even

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with jellies, &c. &c. (See Part VII.) Observe that the cremes
pâtissière ought to be put boiling into the vol-au-vent, which
itself should at least be lukewarm.

Small Love Wells ( Puits d’ Amour), with Pistachios.

After rolling out your puff paste, the same as before, cut
out twenty-four small round pieces, with a plain paste-
cutter of an inch and a half in diameter, the centre of
which cut out afterwards with a paste-cutter of one inch in
diameter. Then cut out twenty-four more pieces with a
scalloped paste-cutter of two inches in diameter; place them
on a baking-plate, and, after lightly egging them, put in the
centre of each of them one of the perforated pieces men-
tioned before Fasten the two pieces together, and put
your cakes in a hot oven. When they are baked, let them
cool, and, after paring the tops, glaze the upper part of the
perforated piece with sugar boiled to a crack, placing them
as you glaze them on some pistachios chopped very fine.
When that is done, push in the bottoms of the wells a little,
and then fill them with any kind of preserve or cream you
think proper. After filling them, place a fine strawberry or
a preserved grape on the top.

Instead of pistachios, you may mask them either with
coarse sugar, or with coarse sugar mixed with currants, or
chopped pistachios, or with white or rose-coloured aniseed.
You may ice them, too, with fine sugar, instead of glazing
them as before stated.

Small Cakes en Mosaïque ( Mosaic ).

To make these cakes it is necessary to have a small board,
made ofwalnut-treewood, three inches square, with the centre
of it divided into a kind of open mosaic work, formed by small
strips of wood, each cut out in a triangular grove (full half an
inch wide and deep), placed either straight or diagonally, at a
distance of about one-sixth of an inch apart, and crossing each
other at right angles; the whole being encompassed by a circle
of about one-sixth of an inch wide, and also cut out in a trian-
gular grove of the same dimensions as the former. Then after
rolling out a piece of paste for making hot pies (see page 8),
till it is only one-twelfth of an inch thick, cut it with a plain
paste-cutter of two inches in diameter into about thirty
round pieces. Having lightly covered the little board with
flour, place the pieces of paste successively upon it, pressing
them down at the same time, in order that the paste may
sink well into the groves. Then pass the blade of your

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knife between the paste and the board, and raise a part of
the edge ot the open work, and separate it with the ends of
your fingers from the board. Having in this manner cut
out your thirty pieces of paste in mosaic, make three-
quarters of a pound of puff' paste, give it six turns, and,
after rolling it out to full one-sixtli of an inch in thickness,
cut out thirty pieces with a scalloped paste-cutter of two
inches in diameter, and place them on a baking-plate,
lightly wetted. Wet afterwards the edge of these thirty
pieces, and place in the centre of each a quarter of a spoon-
ful of the marmalade of apricots, pine-apples, peaches, or
quinces, spreading it regularly over ; and then cover each
with one ‘of the mosaic pieces. Press the edges of the two
pieces together ; then lightly egg your cakes and put them
in a hot oven. When done and ready to serve up, mask
the open-work with sirup of apples, currants, cherries,
grapes, or simply with common sirup.

Ditto, glazed with Rose-coloured Sugar.

When your cakes are baked, boil four ounces of sugar
mixed with a little infusion of cochineal, to a crack, and
glaze the lop of the open-work with it.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

After pounding four ounces of pistachios, mix with them
a fourth part of a potful of apricot marmalade, and put
this mixture between the pieces of paste, prepared as before.
When baked, glaze them the same as the preceding, except
that you put no cochineal in the sugar ; and as you glaze
them, roll the edge of the open-work on some chopped pis-
tachios which will have a very good appearance.

Ditto, with Almonds d’ Avelines and Coarse Sugar.

Follow the directions given in the preceding receipt,
using four ounces of almonds d’ avelines roasted instead of
the pistachios, and, after glazing the cakes, roll the edge
of the open work on some coarse sugar. In a similar man-
ner you may use one ounce of bitter, and three ounces of
sweet almonds.

Tartlets en Mosaïque, with Peach Marmalade.

After preparing thirty pieces of paste en mosaïque similar
to the preceding, cover the inside of thirty moulds for tart-
lets with small pieces of puff paste (to which you have given

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ten turns) of two inches wide, and full one halt of an inch
thick, and fill them with peach marmalade. Lightly wet
the edges afterwards, and place on each of your pieces a
mosaïque, which you fasten to the rim of the tartlet. Egg
them, and put them in a hot oven. When they are baked,
mask them with sirup of sugar or with preserves. With
similar kinds of marmalade proceed in the same manner,
glazing them with sugar, either white or rose-coloured,
boiled to a crack or to a caramel.

Ditto, with Preserved Cherries.

Put eight or nine cherries in each tart, and proceed as
before. When baked, lightly mask them with sirup of
cherries.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

After blanching and washing eight ounces of pistachios,
mix six of them with nearly a potful of apricot-marmalade,
fill your tartlets with this, and proceed as before directed.
When thay are baked, glaze them with sugar boiled to a
caramel, and, as you glaze them, strew over each a little
chopped pistachios.

Ditto, with Alvionds d’ Avelines.

Pound eight ounces of almonds d’ avelines, and mix them
with a potful of apricot-marmalade. Proceed as before.
Glaze them, and strew over them some coarse sugar. In-
stead of avelines you may take three ounces of sweet, and
one of bitter almonds.

Ditto, with Currants.

After picking and washing eight ounces of currants, mix
six of them with a potful of apricot-marmalade, and finish
as before. After they are glazed, strew over them some
currants washed, and dried in the oven.

Ditto, milk Apples, flavoured with Vanilla.

Peel twelve pippins, and boil them with four ounces of
sugar, and half a clove of vanilla, chopped very fine. When
your marmalade is ready let it cool, and after mixing with
it two spoonsful of apricot-marmalade, put it in the tartlets
prepared as before. Cover the tops en mosaïque, with four
ounces of sweet almonds, chopped, and mixed with two
ounces of pounded sugar, and the eighth part of the white
of an egg. Press the almonds lightly on the paste, strew

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over them some pounded sugar, and put them in a moderate
oven. Take them out when both the tops and the bottoms
have acquired a fine reddish colour. You may also mask
the tops rather thick with the white of an egg, beaten up
with a spoonful of fine sugar. Then strew some more sugar
on them, and over that some coarse sugar, or pistachios, or
currants mixed with coarse sugar ; and then put them in
the oven again to colour them a little.

Small Turn-overs , with Red Currant Jelly.

After rolling out three-quarters of a pound of pu if paste
(to which you have given seven turns) to half an inch in
thickness, cut it out with a paste-cutter of two inches in
diameter. Lightly wet each piece, and fold it in two, at the
same time pressing it down with your fingers. Place about
twenty-four of these turn-overs on a baking-plate a little
wetted, at two inches apart. Egg them, and then put them
in a hot oven. When they are nearly done, strew some fine
sugar over them, and ice them in the usual manner. The
moment you are going to serve them up, place on each a
fillet of fine red currant jelly.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

Make these the same as the preceding ; but when you
take them out of the oven, strew no sugar over them, but
dip the tops lightly in four ounces of sugar boiled to a crack.
As you take them out of the pan, strew over them some
pistachios cut in fillets. You may also mask them with
coarse sugar, or with coarse sugar mixed with currants or
pistachios (chopped) ; or glaze them with rose or orange-
coloured sugar, or with sugar boiled to a caramel, and then
strew some coarse sugar over them.

Canapés (Canopies) , with Apricots.

Give three-quarters of a pound of puff paste seven turns
and a half, and then roll it out like a band of a tourte for the
second course, three inches wide, and about one-sixth of an
inch thick. Then cut out your canapés, full one-quarter of an
inch wide, with the point of a knife, and place fifty of them
on a baking-plate, with the cut side downwards at two
inches distance from each other. Put them in a hot oven,
and when they are lightly coloured, glaze them with fine
sugar, and when you are ready to serve them up, cover
them lightly with apricot-marmalade, and arrange them in a
circular form.

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Ditto , with Pistachios and Apple Jelly.

Make these like the preceding, but, after they are glazed,
lightly mask them all round with the white of an egg, beaten
up with one ounce of fine sugar, and on this strew some
pistachios, chopped very fine. Then put them two minutes
only in the oven, and when cold, garnish them with apple-
jelly. You may also garnish them with red-currant jelly,
but then you must strew some coarse sugar over them, or
you may even do it with different preserves, or with quince,
pear, or apple-marmalade ; in which latter case, you mask
them with a little apple jelly.

Small Apricot Calces.

After giving seven turns to three-quarters of a pound of
puff paste, roll it out to half an inch in thickness, and fifteen
inches in length. Then put upon it in six different places,
at two inches from the edge, and at two inches and a half
apart, a quarter of a spoonful of apricot-marmalade. Lightly
wet the edge of the paste, double it, and cut out your cakes
into a semi-circular form, with a scallopped paste-cutter of
two inches and a half in diameter. After repeating this
four times, which will give you twenty-four cakes, place
them on a baking-plate lightly wetted ; egg them as usual,
and then put them in a hot oven. When nearly done, ice
them with fine sugar.

Feuillantines and Petits Livrets of Apricots.

Make both of these in the same manner as the preceding,
except that, after wetting the tops of the feuillantines with
white of egg, you mask them with pounded sugar, and then
put them in a moderate oven.

The three last kinds of cakes may be garnished with any
sort of fruit or marmalade, as well as with any of the cremes
pâtissières, described in Part VII.

Small glazed Cannelons, with Apple Jelly.

Give six ounces of puff paste ten turns, roll it out eighteen
inches square, and cut it into twenty-four small strips, of
three-quarters of an inch wide ; then take twenty-four small
turned cones, made of beech wood, six inches long, having
one end half an inch in diameter, gradually diminishing to
only five-twelfths at the other ; lightly butter them, and roll
on each, beginning at the thinnest end, a strip of paste (pre-
viously wetted), by turning the cone round between your
fingers; cover the other cones in the same manner, and place

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them on two plates, at two inches distance from each other;
lg itly egg them, and put them in a hot oven ; when they
lave a fine colour glaze them with fine sugar, and as soon
as you take them out of the oven, remove the cones from
them, and place the canvclons on a cold plate. The moment
you are going to serve them up, fill them with apple jelly,
or such other preserve as you may think proper.

Ditto, with Almonds d’ Avelines.

Prepare your cannelons as directed in the preceding re-
ceipt, and, as soon as they are egged, mask them with four
ounces of almonds d avelines chopped very fine, mixed with
two ounces of sugar, and one-eighth part of the white of an
egg > put them in a moderate oven, let them take a fine
yellow colour, and finish as before.

Ditto, with Coarse Sugar.

Follow the preceding directions, masking them with
coarse sugar, instead of almonds d’ avelines.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

After your cannelons are egged, place them in a hot oven,
and, an hour after they are cold, mask them with white of
egg> beaten up with an ounce of sugar ; then strew some
fine sugar over them, and afterwards cover them with four
ounces of pistachios, cut in fillets. When all your cannelons
have been thus prepared, put them back in the oven for a
few minutes, in order to give them a little colour, after which
finish them as usual.

Ditto, with Currants.

After making your cannelons with white of egg and sugar,
as in the preceding receipt, strew over them two ounces of
coarse sugar, mixed with two ounces of currants, well
washed, and dried in the oven ; the remainder of the pro-
cess is the same.

Cannelons Méringues.

Mask your cakes with the whites of two eggs, beaten up
with two spoonsful of fine sugar first, and then with four
ounces of pounded sugar ; put them in a gentle oven, let
them be lightly coloured, and garnish them, & c. as before.

Small glazed Bouchées.

After giving three-quarters of a pound of puff paste ten
turns, roll it out to a little more than one-twelfth of an inch

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in thickness ; then with a plain round paste-cutter, of about
two inches in diameter, cut it into about thirty small pieces,
which now form into rings, by cutting out the centre from
each with a smaller paste-cutter, of one inch and a quarter
in width ; then collect all the parings, and roll and cut them
out as before ; wet the tops lightly, and place the rings upon
them, wetting them again a little as you finish them ; when
they are all ready and nearly dry, strew some fine sugar over
them, and after putting them at an equal distance from each
other on a baking-plate, put them in a clear oven. When
they are baked, the sugar should be of a brilliant red, not
unlike sugar boiled to a caramel ; finish by garnishing them
with any kind of preserve or whipt cream. (See Part VII.)

N. B. You may give these cakes any other shape you
think proper.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

Having prepared the cakes like the former, strew some
fine sugar over them, but without wetting the paste ; then
put them in a moderate oven, and let the tops be lightly co-
loured; when done, lightly mask them with four ounces of fine
sugar, beaten up with the whites of three eggs, and imme-
diately after form round the edge of each bouchée a circle of
blanched pistachios, each nut being cut across in a slanting
direction, and placed in such a manner on the cake that they
may all lean outward ; put the cakes for a few minutes back
again in the oven, in order that the white of egg may be
lightly coloured ; then make on a sheet of paper thirty small
méringués of white of egg in a spiral form, strewing some
fine sugar over them, when, as soon as that is melted, place
them on a board, and put them in a gentle oven ; when
they have acquired a fine colour separate them from the
paper, and after putting them on a baking-plate, Avith the
coloured side^ downwards, replace them in the oven, to dry
the insides ot them. Pile moment you are going to serve
up, garnish your bouchées ivith whipt cream and pistachios
(see Part VII), and cover each cake witli half a méringué.
After masking the edges of these bouchées with white of egg,
you may strew over them some coarse sugar, or some pista-
chios chopped very fine. In garnishing, any kind of cream
or preserve may be used.

Small Pearled Bouchées.

Your bouchées having been baked as before, mask them
Avith the whites of two eggs beaten up very stiff with four

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spoonsful of very fine sugar ; then make some pearls of
white of egg, about the size of currants, and place them in
a circle round the bouchées at one-third of an inch from
each other, after which lightly strew some fine sugar over
them ; then put them back in the oven to dry the white of
egg, taking care that it keeps white. When cold, put be-
tween each pearl a smaller one made of red currant jelly.
Fill these bouchées with apricot-marmalade, apple jelly, or
pistachio cream. When you fill them with red currant jelly
or preserved grapes, you substitute small pearls of apricot
marmalade for those of red currant jelly. And if you have
time, you may glaze some currants of equal size with sugar
boiled to a crack, and place them between each small pearl,
which, if your bouchées are filled with red currant jelly,
will have a very pretty appearance. All second-course
pastry ornamented with pearls may generally be decorated
in the same manner.

Ditto, with Currants.

After pearling and icing your bouchées as just described,
place two small currants between each pearl, and then put
them for a few minutes in the oven. When cold, mask the
currants with a little apple jelly, and garnish them as usual.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

Having proceeded as before, place between each pearl the
half of a pistachio cut longways. Put the bouchées for a few
minutes in the oven, to dry the white of egg, and, when
cold, lightly mask the pistachios with a little apple jelly,
and garnish them as usual. These bouchées may be left in
the oven till they are lightly coloured.

The pearls, instead of being made round, may be made of
an oval or any other shape, and be placed on the border in
such a manner as the fancy may direct. Then, after icing and
drying them in the oven as usual, put between each pearl a
small strip of red currant jelly or apricot-marmalade, or even
a small fillet of a pistachio, which, however, should be put
there before you dry the white of egg.

Ditto, with Coarse Sugar.

Make these the same as the preceding, lightly masking
them with fine sugar and white of egg beaten up rather stiff.
Place, afterwards, the side that is masked on some coarse
sugar, and then put them back in the oven for two minutes
only. The moment you are going to serve them up, garnish

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them with fine red currant jelly or apricot-marmalade ; or
with cream of chocolate, pistachios, or coffee ; or with cream
à la rose.

Ditto, with Currants.

After masking your bouchées as before, mask them again
with two ounces of coarse sugar mixed with two ounces of
currants picked, washed, and afterwards dried for a few
minutes in the oven ; then garnish them with marmalade of
apricots or pine-apples, or with gooseberry or apple jelly, or
with cream of oranges, pistachios, cream d la rose, or with
cream à la violette.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

Mask your bouchées as before, and then place on each six
pistachios, cut in two and arranged in a zig-zag or other
fanciful manner ; put them, for two minutes, in the oven,
and the moment you are going to serve them up, fill them
with cream of vanilla, chocolate, coffee, or cream à la rose; or
with apricot-marmalade, or with red or white currant or apple
jelly. The pistachios may be chopped before you mask
your bouchées.

Ditto, with Rose-coloured Aniseed.

Proceed as before, masking your bouchées with rose-co-
loured aniseed ; fill them with white cream, white currant,
or apple jelly, or with apricot-marmalade.

Ditto, with white Aniseed.

Use white instead of rose-coloured aniseed, and fill your
bouchées with red currants or grape jelly, apricot-marmalade,
or with whipt cream d la rose or à la violette, or with oranges,
pistachios, or chocolate.

Ditto, with Chocolate iced ci la Royale.

Mask these bouchées in the same manner as the former,
but with glace royale (see Part VIII.), and fill them as usual.
You may also mask them à la glace royale, with saffron,
coffee, lemon, pistachios à la violette or à la rose. After thus
icing them, you may mask them with coarse sugar ; or they
may also be glazed with sugar boiled to a crack of any
colours.

Small Fantasies, with Pistachios.

Give three-quarters of a pound of puff paste ten turns,
and after rolling it till it is only one-twelfth of an inch thick.

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cut out, with a round paste-cutter of two inches in diameter,
and having only eight scallops, twenty-four small pieces;
then, with a plain round paste-cutter of one inch and quarter
in diameter, cut out twenty-four other pieces, out of which cut
the middle with a smaller paste-cutter of one-twelfth of an
inch in diameter; wet the upper part of these little rings, and
place them on the scallopped pieces; fasten them both to-
gether, strew lightly some fine sugar over them, and after ar-
ranging them on a large baking-plate, put them in a moderate
oven ; let them be lightly coloured, and, when cold, mask the
tops of the scallopped parts of thebottom pieces with sugar and
white of egg mixed together, over which strew some coarse
sugar, and then put the cakes, for two minutes, in the oven ;
mask the tops of the rings afterwards with white of eggs,
strewing over some pistachios chopped very fine, and then put
them two minutes longer in the oven. When you are ready
to serve them up, fill the insides of the rings with pistachio,
apple, or currant jelly, or with apricot-marmalade.

Ditto, with Coarse Sugar.

Mask the rings with coarse sugar, and put some chopped
pistachios on the scallopped parts. The remainder of the
process is the same, filling them with any kind of preserve,
or with cream à la Chantilly, flavoured in any manner you
think proper. — (See Part VII.). The upper part of the rings
may be glazed with sugar boiled to a crack or iced à la
royale in different colours, still masking the upper parts of
the scallops with coarse sugar or pistachios, as above stated.

Small (Quadrilles, with four kinds of Fruit.

After giving three-quarters of a pound of puff paste nine
turns, roll it till it is about one-sixth of an inch thick, then
cut out twenty-four pieces with a paste cutter of two inches
square, each side forming a large scallop of an inch in
diameter. Mould your parings and roll them out till they
are only one-twelfth of an inch thick, and then, with a plain
round paste-cutter of an inch in diameter, cut twenty-four
small pieces, forming them into rings by cutting out the
centres with a small round paste-cutter of two-thirds of an
inch in diameter ; then wet them, and place one on each
scallop of the cake. After ornamenting six cakes in this
manner, lightly strew over them some fine sugar, and place
them on a large baking-plate; proceed with the remainder
of your cakes in the same manner; put them in a moderate
oven, and when they have acquired a fine colour let them

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cool ; afterwards lightly mask the tops of the four small
rings on each cake, with white of egg mixed with sugar,
over which put some coarse sugar, or some pistachios chopped
very fine ; then put the cakes, for a few minutes, back in
the oven, and, the moment you are ready to serve them up,
put in one of the rings some apple jelly, in the next some
apricot-marmalade, in the next to that some white currant
jelly, and in the last some marmalade of mirabelle plums.
You may also garnish the rings thus : After the cakes are
baked, fill the rings which face each other, with a white
icing à la royale (see Part VIII.), and strew some pistachios,
chopped very fine, over it ; the two other rings fill with a
pistachio-coloured icing à la royale, over which you strew
some coarse sugar.

Another method is to mask the rings with chocolate or
rose-coloured icing, and then strew some coarse sugar over
it. N. B. The cakes are filled with preserves of one colour,
as apple or red currant jelly, or apricot marmalade.

Ditto, with Almonds.

Having prepared your cakes as before, lightly egg the
tops of the little rings before you put them in the oven, and
then turn the egged side on four ounces of almonds chopped
very fine, and mixed with two ounces of fine sugar and the
quarter of the white of an egg; put them in a moderate
oven, and let them acquire a fine light colour. The moment
you are ready to serve them up, garnish them with any kind
of preserve.

Small Rosettes, with Coarse Sugar.

Roll out five-fourths of a pound of puff paste (to which
you have given nine turns) to one-sixth of an inch in thick-
ness, and then, with a plain circular paste-cutter of two
inches in diameter cut out twenty-four small pieces ; give
the parings another turn, and, with a plain paste-cutter of
one inch and a quarter in diameter cut out a few crescents
of one-sixth of an inch in width ; wet five of these crescents
and form them into a rosette on one of the round pieces, by
making a point of each nearly to meet near the centre, while
the other points are full an inch apart from each other ; orna-
ment the other round pieces in the same manner, and then,
lightly masking your cakes with fine sugar, put them in a
moderate oven ; the remainder of the parings cut out with a
round paste-cutter of two-thirds of an inch in diameter, into

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twenty-four small pieces, the centres of which you cut out with
a paste-cutter ol five-twelfths of an inch in diameter ; strew
some fine sugar over them, and then put them in the oven on
a separate baking-plate. When your rosettes are done and
lightly coloured, mask the tops of the little crescents with
the white of an egg mixed with one ounce of sugar, and
after placing one of the little rings in the centre of each
rosette, cover the crescents with coarse sugar, and then put
your cakes (twelve at a time), for two minutes only, in the
oven : finish them as above, and then mask the tops of the
little rings first with white of egg, and afterwards with pis-
tachios chopped very fine. The cakes are then put back in
the oven for two minutes longer, and when you are ready
to serve them up, fill the intermediate spaces of the rosette
with red currant jelly, and the little ring in the centre with
apple jelly. The tops of the little rings may also be masked
with coarse sugar, and the crescents with chopped pistachios,
or with coloured icing à la royale.

Small pearled Trefoil Cakes, with Pistachios.

After rolling out a piece of paste as before, cut out twenty-
four pieces with a paste-cutter of two inches in diameter,
and form three large scallops, an inch in width, something
like a clover leaf; then make a small piece of paste of only
one-twelfth of an inch thick, and with a plain circular paste-
cutter of one inch and a quarter in diameter, cut it out into
twenty-four pieces, the centres of which take out with a plain
paste-cutter of about an inch wide ; wet these little rings,
and place one of them in the centre of each trefoil, over
which strew lightly some fine sugar ; put them in a moderate
oven, and when they are very lightly coloured, mask the tops
of the three scallopped parts with the whites of two eggs
mixed with two spoonsful of fine sugar, and place, at the
same time, five small pearls, made of white of egg, close
round the edge of each ; afterwards strew some fine sugar
lightly over the cakes, and put them, for two minutes, in the
mouth of the oven, to dry the pearls without losing their
colour ; then mask the tops of the little rings -with white
of egg, rolling them in some chopped pistachios, and put
your cakes, for a minute, back in the oven. The moment
you are going to serve them up, fill these little rings with
apple-jelly or apricot-marmalade, and place between each
small pearl a smaller one of red currant jelly.

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Ditto, with Coarse Sugar.

Having made the cakes as the preceding, letting the
pearls be lightly coloured, mask the tops of the small rings
with coarse sugar ; fill them with red currant jelly, or apri-
cot-marmalade, and place a few currants between each
pearl ; then mask them with apple-jelly. The tops of the
rings may be also masked with icing à la royale of dif-
ferent colours, or with sugar boiled to a crack.

Ditto, with Almonds.

After preparing your cakes as before, lightly egg the
tops of the rings, and place them on their egged sides upon
four ounces of almonds chopped very fine, mixed with two
ounces of fine sugar and the eighth part of the white of an
egg ; put them in a moderate oven, and when done, pearl
and garnish them as usual.

Small Stars, with Coarse Sugar.

Prepare a piece of paste as before, and then, with a paste-
cutter formed like a star, and two inches and a half in di-
ameter, cut out twenty-four pieces ; mould the parings as
before, and cut out twenty-four more pieces, the centres of
which cut out with a paste-cutter, also formed like a star,
but only one-twelfth of an inch in diameter: wet the top of the
latter lightly, and fasten them on the former ; then strew
some fine sugar over them, and put them in a moderate
oven. When done, mask the surface with the white of an
egg, and an ounce of sugar, over which you strew some
coarse sugar ; put them back for two minutes in the oven,
and, the moment you are going to serve them up, fill them
with red currant jelly, or apricot-marmalade.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

The process is the same as above, except that you mask
them with pistachios instead of coarse sugar ; fill them
with red or white currant jelly, or apricot-marmalade. The
tops may be either pearled or glazed with coloured sugar,
or with sugar boiled to a crack. Almonds may be used in-
stead of pistachios, and instead of the open star you may
lay a ring of one inch and a quarter in diameter on the
bottom piece, placing a small pearl on each point of the star.

Small Crowns, with Pistachios.

Prepare your cakes as before ; then with an oval paste-
cutter of three inches in length and one in width, cut out

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twenty-four pieces ; mould the parings as before, and then,
with a round paste-cutter of an inch in diameter, cut out
seventy-two small pieces, forming them into rings by cut-
ting out the centres with a paste-cutter of only two-thirds
of an inch in width ; wet them lightly, and then place three
of them side by side on each oval. Strew some fine sugar
lightly over them, and place them in a moderate oven.
When they are baked, mask the centre ring, and that only,
with the white of an egg and sugar, covering it with chopped
pistachios ; put back the cakes for two minutes in the oven,
and then mask the other two rings with white of egg, and
afterwards with coarse sugar, again putting them in the
mouth of the oven for two minutes longer. In the two
rings masked with coarse sugar put red currant jelly, and
in the other apple jelly.

The two outer rings may be also masked with pistachios,
and the one in the centre with coarse sugar ; or mask them
all three with either coarse sugar or pistachios, and then
fill them with a preserve. The centre ring may also be
oi’namented with some very small pearls, and the other two
with some very fine pistachios.

Small Oak Leaves, pearled.

After preparing your paste as before directed, cut it into
cakes with a paste-cutter of three inches in length, one inch
and a quarter in width, and indented like an oak leaf; bake
them the same as the former, and then mask the tops of
them lightly with the whites of three eggs beaten up with
four ounces of fine sugar ; after which, draw a line long-
ways in the centre of each cake. Then make twelve small
oval pearls of white of egg, and place six of them on one
side of the line, and six on the other, but all in a slanting
direction, so as to resemble the fibres which run through
a leaf. After strewing some fine sugar over them, put
them in the oven, and let them be lightly coloured ; put
afterwards, along the centre of each pearl, a small strip ot
pistachios iced à la Royale, and between each ot them
another of red currant, or apple jelly, and then a large one
upon the line which runs through the centre of the cake.

Small Bushels, with Coarse Sugar.

Prepare your paste as usual, but let it be about one-fourth
of an inch thick; cut out of it, with a scallopped paste cut-
ter of two inches and a half long, and an inch and a halt
wide, twenty-four pieces, strewing lightly over them some

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fine sugar, and then put them on a baking-plate, which has
been a little wetted. Now trace, with the point of a knife,
a handle in the centre of each basket, one-twelfth of an inch
deep, and a circle round it, one-sixth of an inch from the edge.
Then bake them as usual, masking them afterwards, first with
white of egg mixed with sugar, and then with coarse sugar.
Put them for two minutes back in the oven, and when they
are ready to be served up, fill them with preserve.

You may also mask them with pistachios, chopped fine,
and any coloured icings.

Ditto, with Almonds.

Make these like the preceding, but egg the edges of the
handles, &c., placing the parts thus egged on four ounces of
chopped almonds, mixed with two ounces of sugar and a
little white of egg. Put them in a moderate oven, and let
them be lightly coloured.

Small Diadems, with Pistachios.

Prepare your paste as before, but let it be one-fourth of
an inch thick. Then, with a plain round paste-cutter, of
about three inches in diameter, cut out twenty-four half-
moons, of an inch and a quarter in width, the centres of
which you cover with fine sugar. Then place a round paste-
cutter, of two inches in diameter, in the middle, and push
it half an inch in the paste. Repeat this operation on each
side of it, at a distance of one-fourth of an inch, but with
a paste-cutter of half an inch in width ; and again on each
side of the two last circles, and at the same distance as the
former, with a paste-cutter of one-third of an inch in dia-
meter. Then bake your cakes as usual, and when done,
break the little bladders in the centre of each ring with the
point of a knife ; egg the tops lightly, and cover the edges
with chopped pistachios, and the remainder with coarse
sugar. After this put them back for two minutes in the
oven, and then fill them with preserves. The edges may
also be masked with coarse sugar, and the remainder with
pistachios and coloured icings. The outside edge of the half-
moons may also be ornamented with small pearls made with
the white of egg, which you cover with fine sugar, and let
them dry in the oven. Place afterwards between each pearl
a smaller one, made of red currant jelly, or a small currant ;
masking them with a little apple jelly.

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Ditto, Panachées ( party-coloured, ) with Coarse Sugar.

Let your paste be about one-sixth of an inch thick, and
then, with a plain round paste-cutter, two inches and a half
in diameter, cut put thirty half-moons, of an inch and a
quarter in width ; strew some fine sugar lightly over them,
and bake them in the usual manner. When cold, mask half
of the breadth of each half-moon with white of egg, and
afterwards with coarse sugar. Then put them back for two
minutes in the oven. Place afterwards some small pearls,
made of white of egg, crossways, and at one-twelfth of an
inch from each other, on that part of each half-moon which
has not been masked with white of egg, observing that those
on the widest part be seven-twelfths of an inch in length, and
one-fourth of an inch in width, and that towards the two
extremities they gradually diminish both in length and size.
Then strew some fine sugar over them, and put the cakes
for two minutes again in the oven. The moment you are
going to serve them up, place between each pearl a small
strip of red currant jelly.

Ditto , pearled , with Currants.

Make these the same as the preceding, but place between
each pearl a few currants, and then put your cakes for two
minutes in the oven. The moment you are going to serve
them up, mask the top of each cake with a strip of apple jelly.

N.B. — Instead of currants, fillets of pistachios may be used.

Ditto, with Pistachios and Coarse Sugar.

Make your half-moons as before directed, but without
pearling them or masking them with coarse sugar. Let
them be lightly coloured, and when done, mask the sides
of fifteen half-moons, first with white of egg (taking care
not to put any either on the tops or bottoms), and then with
coarse sugar; after which put them for two minutes in the
oven. The sides of the other fifteen mask with pistachios,
chopped very fine, and put them likewise in the oven. Half
an hour before you serve them up, lightly cover the tops
of the half-moons with apple jelly, which you have dissolved
by putting the pot in a vessel with boiling water, and then
ornament them with small fillets of red currant jelly, of full
one-twelfth of an inch square. In serving them up, you form
them in a circle, placing alternately a half-moon with
coarse sugar and another with pistachios. They may be
masked with coarse sugar and pistachios mixed.

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Ditto round , with Pistachios.

Let your paste be one-sixth of an inch thick, and then
■with a round paste-cutter, of two inches in diameter, and
having very small scallops, cut out twenty-four pieces ;
afterwards give your parings another turn, rolling them out
to about one-twelfth of an inch in thickness, and then cut
out twenty-four small rounds (not scallopped), of one inch
and a half in width, which you form into rings, by cutting
out the centres with a paste-cutter of one inch and one-sixth
in diameter ; lightly wet the tops of these small rings, and
fasten them on the scallopped pieces ; then strew some fine
sugar over the cakes, and put them in a moderate oven.
When they have acquired a fine colour, mask the tops of the
little rings with white of egg, mixed with sugar, and then
ornament them with very small oval pearls, put in a slanting
direction, and at one-twelfth of an inch from each other, so
as to form a kind of cord round the edge of each ring ;
cover them afterwards with fine sugar, and let them dry in
the oven, taking care that they do not change colour ; then
take four ounces of blanched pistachios, each cut into four
equal strips, and place one of these strips on each of the
scallops round the ring, taking care not to push them too
deep into the paste, and to let them incline a little from the
top. The moment you are about to serve them up, place
between each strip of pistachio a small pearl of red currant
jelly, and between each pearl on the ring a small strip of the
same jelly, of one-twelfth of an inch square. The inside fill
with apricot-marmalade.

Ditto, with Currants.

The process is similar to the former ; when they are baked,
mask the tops and sides of the rings, as well as the tops
of the scallops, with apple jelly, a little dissolved by putting
the pot in a vessel with boiling water; on each scallop put
a small currant, covering it afterwards with apple jelly ;
then place some small strips of red currant jelly of full one-
twelfth of an inch square, and at one quarter of an inch
from each other on each ring, in such a manner that one end
touches the currant and the other rests upon the ring. The
inside of the ring is filled with apricot marmalade, or pre-
served grapes. These cakes may be decorated with coloured
icings, à La royale, and then dried in the oven, masking them
afterwards with very thin and small slices of apple jelly.
They may be filled with any kind of whipt cream.

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Small Royal Cakes , with Vanilla.

After chopping a stick of vanilla very fine, pound it
with six ounces of sugar, and pass the whole through a
silken sieve ; mix it in a small earthen vessel with some
white of egg, stirring it with a silver spoon for some mi-
nutes, in order to make it rather soft. Prepare afterwards
three-quarters of a pound of puff paste, one-sixth of an inch
thick, and with an oval paste-cutter, of two inches and a half
in length and one inch and a half wide, cut out thirty cakes ;
but observe that both the extremities of the oval should be
pointed instead of being round. Then cover the surface of
each cake with a quarter of a spoonful of the vanilla icing,
spreading it carefully with the blade of a knife to an equal
thickness, of at least one-twelfth of an inch. When all your
cakes have been masked in this manner, wait half an hour
to prevent the icing from shrivelling or cracking, and then
put them in a moderate oven ; in taking them out of the
oven, press the icing down which has risen in baking. These
kind of cakes require great care, particularly while they are
in the oven.

Ditto, with Orange-Flower.

Pound an ounce of orange-flowers with six ounces of
sugar, and pass the whole through a silken sieve. The re-
mainder of the process is the same.

Ditto, with Citron.

Grate the peel of a citron on a lump of sugar, weighing
six ounces, bruise it, and put it to dry for a few minutes in
the mouth ol the oven ; when it is quite dry, pound it and
pass it through a silken sieve ; finish as usual.

With orange and lemon-peel proceed in the same manner.

Ditto, with Almonds d’ Avelines.

After blanching two ounces of almonds d’ avelines, pound
them, gradually mixing with them the fourth part of the
white of an egg, to prevent their turning to oil ; afterwards
strain them through a horse-hair sieve, and then mix them
with six ounces of very fine sifted sugar and the white of an
egg. With this mask the tops of the cakes, and finish as
usual.

The icing of these cakes should be a little thicker than
usual, on account of the almonds.

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Ditto, with Bitter Almonds.

Pound six ounces of bitter almonds, and, after passing
them through a horsehair sieve, mix with them six ounces of
sugar and nearly the whole of the white of an egg ; and
finish as usual.

Ditto, with Chocolate.

Grate three ounces of chocolate (prepared with vanilla),
mixing with it four ounces of very fine sifted sugar ; then
add the white, of an egg, or more, so as to render the mix-
ture rather soft : and finish as before, but put your cakes in
an oven rather more moderately heated than usual.

Ditto, with Apricots.

Prepare two pieces of puff paste, each of fourteen inches
square ; cover one with a potful of apricot-marmalade, lay-
ing the other piece over it ; cut out your cakes in the usual
manner, and finish them as before. Instead of apricot-mar-
malade you may use that of peaches, plums, or pine-apples.

Small Bouchées, with Apple Jelly.

Give three-quarters of a pound of puff paste nine turns,
and roll it out till it is a little more than an inch thick ; then,
with a plain round paste-cutter of two inches in diameter,
cut out twenty-four pieces, and twenty-four more a little
thinner ; form the latter into rings by cutting out the mid-
dle with a paste-cutter of one-quarter of an inch in diameter,
then wet these rings a little, and place them on the other
pieces ; when baked, fill them, the moment you are about to
serve them up, with apple jelly or red or white currant jelly.

Small Almond Cakes.

After chopping four ounces of almonds, mix them with
two ounces of pounded sugar, and the eighth-part of the
white of an egg ; then cut out the twenty-four half-moons
one inch and a quarter long by two inches and a half wide,
and full one-sixth of an inch thick ; egg the tops lightly, and
mask them evenly with the almonds ; afterwards strew some
fine sugar over them, put them in a moderate oven, and let
them be lightly coloured : when cold finish them as usual.
Give these cakes any form you think proper.

Small Cakes, with Marmalade of Mirabelle Plums.

Let your paste be full one-twelfth of an inch thick, and
fourteen inches square ; cover it with a potful of marmalade

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of miraballe plums, and lay another piece of paste over it
rolled out as thin as possible ; cut out the cakes in the form
of half-moons, egg them lightly, and mask them afterwards
with almonds : put them in a moderate oven.

Small Rings, rvi h Pistachios and Coarse Sugar.

Give three-quarters of a pound of puff paste nine turns,
make it one-sixth of an inch thick, and then, with a round
scalloped paster-cutter of two inches in width, cut out
twenty-four small pieces, taking out the centre with a small
paste-cutter of five-sixths of an inch in diameter; wet the
tops of the rings lightly with white of egg, and then place
some strips of pistachios upon them in a zigzag manner ;
afterwards place the rings on some coarse sugar in order to
mask the intermediate spaces between the pistachios. Put
your cakes in a gentle oven, and let them be lightly
coloured.

Ditto, with Vanilla.

Chop a clove of vanilla, and pound three ounces of sugar,
pass the whole through a silken sieve, adding four ounces of
almonds chopped very fine with a little white of egg; egg
the rings which you have prepared as before, and then mask
them with the almonds, &c. ; bake them as usual. To
flavour them with orange-peel, lemon, or citron, grate the
peel on three ounces of sugar, which you bruise and mix
with four of almonds.

Small Bouchées, with Coloured Sugar.

After preparing your paste as usual, cut out thirty small
pieces with a plain round paste-cutter of one inch and two-
thirds in diameter ; then give your parings another turn ; let
them be one-twelfth of an inch thick, and cut them out like
the former ; take out the centre with a paste-cutter of one inch
and one-sixth in diameter ; wet the little rings lightly, and
put them on the other pieces ; then egg the cakes, and put
them in a moderate oven. When they have acquired a fine
colour, mask the tops first with white of egg and sugar, and
then with almonds chopped very fine, but without add-
ing any sugar to them. Put them, for a few minutes, in
the oven again to dry the almonds, which must on no ac-
count lose their colour, and then strew a little red or other
coloured sugar (see Part IV.) over them, so as not entirely
to cover the almonds. These little bouchées are filled with
any kind of cream or preserve.

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139

Sect. XXII. — Of Odoriferous Sugars.

Sugar, flavoured, with Orange-Peel.

Take some fine sweet Malta oranges, lightly grate the
peel on a piece of sugar, so as not to touch the white skin
that is underneath ; and, as the sugar becomes coloured,
scrape it off with a knife. Repeat this operation with the
same precautions, and then put your sugar to dry on a
stove, or in the mouth of the oven ; after which, bruise it,
and pass it through a silk sieve.

With lemon or citron adopt the same directions.

Ditto, with Vanilla.

After cutting a large clove of vanilla in two, and again
into small strips, chip it, and add to it a spoonful of
pounded sugar. Then pound it with another spoonful of
sugar, and pass it through a silk sieve. The vanilla, which
does not pass through, should be pounded with another
spoonful of sugar, and sifted as before.

Ditto, with Mocha Coflfee.

Put a cupful of very strong coffee in a small pan, adding
to it as much sugar as will make it rather thick. Put it on
a moderate fire, and stir it continually with a small spatula,
and as soon as it begins to boil, take it off the fire, and add
to it two spoonsful of pounded sugar ; then stir the whole
with a silver spoon, rubbing the sugar against the sides of the
pan. As soon as it gets cold it will be dull and thick, and
ultimately become quite a powder, when you must put it to
dry on the stove, and afterwards pass it through a silk sieve.

N. B. All these kinds of sugars should be put in glass
bottles, and kept well closed.

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PART IV.

OF LARGE PIECES OF PASTRY (PIECES DE FONDS).

Sect. I. — Preliminary Observations.

In order to season dishes well, and au haut gout, adopt
the following mixture of spices, every one of which should
be of the very best quality.— Put in a mortar four drams of
grated nutmeg, four of grated cloves, four of white pepper
pounded, two of all spice, two of mace pounded, two of
laurel-leaves, two of sweet basil, and two of thyme.

Phe three last should be dried in the oven. Reduce the
whole to a very fine powder, and, after passing it through
a silk sieve, put it in a tin box, kept closed as much as pos-
sible, to prevent the spices from losing their strength.

In addition, the following method of preparing seasoning
salt is strongly recommended take a pound of salt, dried
on a stove or in the oven, pound it well, and then pass it
through a horse-hair sieve ; add to it an ounce of the above
mentioned mixture of spices, and, after mixing the whole
well together, put it in a tin box, which should be kept
closely shut.

When used, add from half an ounce to a pound of veal
without the bones.

Cold Ham Pie.

Make four pounds and a half of paste (as described in
page 7), and cover it with a napkin lightly wetted ; then
trim a fine white upper fricandeau of veal, also the under
fricandeau, and from the latter cut a pound, and chop it very
fine with one pound and a half of fat bacon, and then put it
in a mortar with five drams of seasoning salt, two shalots
(blanched), a table-spoonful of parsley, two of mush-
rooms, two of truffles (all chopped very fine), two eggs, and
a spoonful of velouté or Spanish sauce (see pages 63 and
65) ; after pounding the whole well together, take it out
of the mortar and put it in an earthen vessel; then cut a
pound of bacon in thin strips of three inches in length, mix
them with a good spoonful of the herbs, &c. (mentioned
above), and four drams of the seasoning salt, and then lard
your upper fricandeau of veal witli them, cutting off the
ends which may project on either side; take afterwards full
three-fourths of your paste, mould it, and after rolling it

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out an inch thick, form it into a crust of eigh inches in
diameter and eight or nine in height, but without feet as
they will turn black in baking : then take a fine ham which
has been boiled the day before,* take off the skin and trim
it, but preserve as much of the fat on the top as possible,
then cut your upper fricandeau round and equal in diameter to
the inside of the crust ; after which you cut all the lean parts
of the parings in dice, and mix them with the force-meat to-
gether with the trimmings of the lardoons ; when that is done,
put half of the force-meat in the pie, and cover the bottom
and also the sides (but lightly) five or six inches in height
with it. If your fricandeau of veal weighs eight pounds before
it was larded, add one ounce and an half of the spices men-
tioned before, after which trim it quite round as you did
the ham, and then put it in the pie ; with the parings fill up
the uneven parts in th e fricandeau, &c. ; then put a layer of
force-meat round it, after which cover it, first with the pro-
per quantity of seasoning salt, and then an inch thick with
force-meat, upon which you place the ham which should go
in easily; put some more force-meat round it in order that
the surface of the pie be regularly covered, though, at the
same time, a little convex in the centre, on which you place
a laurel-leaf; then work a pound of butter and put it over
the ham, and cover the whole with some very thin slices of
bacon, or with a round of the fat of the ham (which you
have preserved for that purpose) of the same size as the pie ;
afterwards loosen the force-meat carefully from the sides of
the pie with the blade of a knife ; then mould the remain-
der of the paste, and roll it out to the exact size of the pie ;
wet it, as well as the edge of the pie, and fasten them both
well together. Make a hole in the centre ; cut the edge of
the tops straight, but rather wide ; then pinch the rim and
ornament the top with a rose, or in any other way you think
proper. Egg your pie afterwards, and then place a small
strip of buttered paper round the top, on which you should
place another well soaked in egg in order to keep it in its
place ; put your pie in a clear oven, and ten minutes after
take it out and inclose it quickly in a hoop of pasteboard
notched at the top and the ends tied together with strings ; f
put it immediately back in the oven, and as soon as the top
is lightly coloured, cover it with four sheets of paper doubled.

* It should boil six hours in plain water. If the ham is new, let it
| soak a da)' only; if otherwise, two.

-f -This hoop may also be made of tin. widened at the top, open-
ing by means of a hinge, and fastened by clasps.

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Let it bake four hours, and when you take it out of the oven,
pour in it four glasses of clarified jelly broth flavoured with
Madeira ; after which close up the hole in the top with a
little paste, and when the pie is rather cold take off the
hoop.

A Timbale, with a Turkey en Galantine and Truffles.

Take two middle-sized young turkies, bone one tho-
roughly, and after cutting the meat entirely off the legs,
substitute for it two fillets from the breast of the other ; then
weigh the meat of the four legs, and complete it to one pound
and a half, which you chop very fine with two pounds and a
quarter of fat bacon ; after which you pound it, and rub it
through a sieve. Then pound half a pound of panada for
jelly broth of poultry ; and after rubbing it through a sieve,
mix it with the force-meat, together with twelve drams of
seasoning salt, the yolks of four eggs, two large large spoons-
ful of velouté or béchamel, a spoonful of shalots, blanched,
two of parsley, four of mushrooms, and four of truffles, the
whole chopped very fine ; afterwards cut twelve ounces of
red neat’s tongue, and three-quarters of a pound of calf’s
teats (previously boiled), in small dice of one-twelfth of an
inch square.* Then take four pounds of truffles, clean
them well, and, after peeling them, cut each truffle in two,
cut some of them in small dice, as before mentioned, and
add them to the force-meat. Afterwards cut a pound of fat
bacon in small lardoons, of one-quarter of an inch square,
and three inches in length, and rub them over with four
drams of seasoning salt, and a good spoonful of sweet herbs.
Weigh the turkey which has been boned, and then weigh
four drams of the seasoning salt to each pound of meat;
lard the turkey with a few of the lardoons, strew half of the
seasoning salt over it, and then add half of the truffles ; cover
the whole with a fourth part of the force-meat ; then add a
few more truffles, and alter wards half of the remaining force-
meat. Lastly, trim a fine fricandeau of veal, dobe it and cut
off the ends of the lardoons. When all this is done, make
up four pounds and a half of sifted flour into paste (as di-
rected page 7), and then butter a mould, of eight inches in
width and the same in height; take three-fourths of your
paste, and after rolling it out to an inch in thickness, begin
building it up five or six inches in height, in the same man-
ner as for a large pie; then put it in the mould, and, with

* If you can get no calf’s teats, use the same quantity of fat bacon,
blanched for a few minutes in boiling water.

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the remainder of the paste, raise it along the sides of the
mould ; but in doing this you must take care that you make
the whole of the same thickness, and, above all, that no
bladders form themselves between it and the mould ; should
there, however, be any, you must prick them with the point
of your knife, in order to let out the enclosed air. When
your mould is completely lined with paste, cover the bottom
and sides with very thin slices of bacon ; then put the re-
mainder of the force-meat, with the rest of the truffles, at
the bottom, and place your turkey (prepared en galantine,
as before directed, on its breast) upon it; extend it a little
at the top, in order to give it the form of the mould; and
put a layer of force-meat, with the remainder of the season-
ing salt over it ; you then trim your fricandeau of veal pro-
perly, and put it in the mould, covering it with seasoning
salt according to the weight of the fricandeau ; put the re-
mainder of the force-meat in such places as may be necessary,
in order to level the contents of the timbale, and then mask
the whole with a pound of butter (worked), over which you
lay two laurel-leaves, and some very thin slices of bacon ;
then mould three-fourths of the remaining paste, and roll it
out according to the size of the mould ; wet it, as well as the
edge of the paste of the timbale, and then put it upon it for
a cover. Cut off the rim of the timbale to within an inch of
the cover, which you wet lightly, and then turn the rim over
it ; roll out the remainder of your paste, and lay it on the
cover, which you have previously wetted; cut it even with
the rim of the mould ; make a hole in the centre of the
cover, and then egg it and ornament it as usual. Put your
timbale in a clear oven, and let it bake four hours. As soon
as it begins to get a little cold, cover it with a few sheets of
paper. In the mean time you put in a small stewpan the
bones of the turkies, a knuckle of veal, the trimmings of the
fi icandeau, three large spoonsful of good broth, two carrots,
two onions (in one of which you stick three cloves), a good
fagot of parsley and chives, two laurel-leaves, a little thyme,
and sweet basil, a handful of the parings of mushrooms, and
the fragments of the truffles; after skimming it, put’it to
simmer for two hours, and then strain it through a napkin ;
then reduce a glass of madeira, and add your liquor to it by
pouring it off clear ; when the whole has been reduced to
three good glasses, pour it boiling in the timbale as soon
as you take it out of the oven, and then close the aperture
vitli a little paste; when your timbale is nearly cold, turn
the mould on a middle-sized baking-plate, on which you

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have previously placed a round of paper, and then after
removing the mould put your timbale in a cold place. In
making these timbales with other kind of poultry or game,
you proceed in the same manner. You may also make them
on a smaller scale with a couple of partridges, &c.

Small Quail Pales, with Jelly.

Having made four pounds and a half of paste as directed
page 7, wrap it in a cloth lightly wetted, and put it aside ;
then pick thirty-six fine quails, cut off their feet and necks,
and bone them very carefully; afterwards take the meat off
two young rabbits, pick out all the sinews, and weigh one
pound and a half of it, which should be chopped very fine
with two pounds and a quarter of fat bacon ; pound it after-
wards with eight drams of seasoning salt, an egg, and two
yolks, and then rub it through a sieve ; then put it in a
tureen with a table-spoonful of parsley, four of mushrooms,
and a shalot, all chopped very fine ; add to it afterwards a
pound of truffles (well cleaned, and cut into small dice), with
a large spoonful of velouté, or Spanish sauce ; then take
three-fourths of your paste, and, after rolling it out one-
twelfth of an inch in thickness, cut out thirty-six strips of
six inches and two-thirds in length, and two inches and one-
third in width ; divide them afterwards in four parts, each
consisting of nine pieces, place them one on the other, and
then cover them with the cloth which you used for the paste;
then roll out your parings also to a little more than one-
twelfth of an inch in thickness, and, with a plain round paste-
cutter of two inches and one-sixth in diameter, cut out thirty-
six small rounds, which, after dividing them likewise into
four parts, you also cover with the cloth. Having moulded
the remainder of your parings with a few drops of w'ater,
take one of the small rounds, together with one of the
strips, and, after lightly wetting the edge of the round piece,
place the strip round it, fastening the two ends together
with your fingers, and then put it on a round piece of paper
of three inches in diameter. Roll out afterwards a small
strip of paste of six inches and a half in length, and one-sixth
of an inch in diameter, and, after wetting it lightly, put it
inside of the crust, roundthe place where the tw-o pieces join.

N. B. When you form your crust take care to widen it a
little round the top.— In making the remainder of your
■pâtés proceed in the same manner, covering them, imme-
diately they are made, with a napkin, in order to prevent
the air from changing their colour. The bottom ot each

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pale is then covered with a spoonful of the force-meat ; then
weigh your quails, and if they weigh four pounds, take two
ounces of seasoning salt; after which place them on the
board, open them, and strew half of the seasoning salt over
them. Cover each bird afterwards with an equal quantity
of the remainder of the force-meat, and then roll them
up like little balls, one of which put in each pate, with the
breast upwards. Having filled all your pâtés in this manner,
add to them the remainder of the seasoning salt, and then
pour gently over each bird a table-spoonful of butter, which
should be hardly lukewarm. While the butter sets, roll
out the remaining fourth part of the paste to one-twelfth of
an inch in thickness, and then, with a plain round paste-cutter
of two inches and two-thirds in diameter, cut out thirty-
six small rounds, which you put one on the other, into
four equal parts, and afterwards mould the remainder of
your parings ; then cut some very thin slices of bacon into
rounds of two inches in diameter, and cover each quail with
one of them. Wet lightly the inner rim of each pale, and
then place one of the small round pieces over each of them
for a cover, fastening it well to the edge of the pâté, and
pinching it in the usual manner. Egg each pâté after-
wards, and then ornament it to your fancy, after which
you egg them again, in order that they may all become
equally coloured ; then arrange them on several plates, four
inches apart, and put them in a clear oven, covering them
with several sheets of paper as soon as the top begins to get
brown. After baking half an hour, draw the plates towards
the mouth of the oven, in order to turn such of the pâtés as
are near the edges of the plates, or else they would brown
more on one side than on the other. Your pâtés having
been altogether an hour in the oven, take them out and place
them on boards, after which put them in the larder, or any
other cool place. The next day, when it is time to form your
pièce de funds, take the covers off your little pâtés, and put
in some good clear jelly, which you must make according
to the directions given in Part VI., which you chop fine
to give it a more brilliant appearance; then cover your dish
with a fine damask napkin neatly folded, and let it be placed
quite on a level with the edge of the dish upon which you
form your pyramid.

Small Palis, with Larks and Jelly.

The process is the same as the former, except that you

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put two birds ^boned) in each pâté , and that you add their
dejecture to the force-meat.

Ditto, with Snipes.

Take eighteen snipes, bone them, and after cutting them
in two, put half a bird in each pâté. The remainder of the
process is the same : adding their dejecture to the force-
meat. With partridges and other small game, proceed in the
same manner.

Ditto, with Fillets of Rabbits.

Cut the meat off eighteen wild rabbits into fillets, take
out all the sinews, and then beat them lightly with the blade
of a knife, in order to widen them. After seasoning them
as usual, roll up each fillet, beginning at the thinnest ends,
and place it upright in the pâté, putting part of the force-
meat round it. The remainder of the process is the same as
before. Make your force-meat in the usual manner, adding
to it part of the meat which you have cut off the legs of the
rabbits.

Ditto, with Pullets.

Bone eighteen small pullets ; put the force-meat inside,
and roll them up like little balls. The remainder of the
process is the same.

N.B. Make the force-meat with the meat off the legs.

Ditto, with Liver and Truffles.

Soak twenty-four fine capon livers, for three hours, in
cold water. Then drain them and cut each liver in two,
taking out the skins, sinews, &c. Cut afterwards a pound
of truffles in lardoons of two inches long and one-sixth of an
inch square : cut each lardoon again in two, and lard the
pieces of liver with them. Put them afterwards in a stew-
pan with a pound of butter, a pound of grated bacon, two
shalots, a spoonful of parsley, two of mushrooms, two of
truffles, the whole chopped very fine, together with as much
seasoning salt as will give it a good flavour. Let them sim-
mer for some minutes on a moderate fire, and afterwards
pour them on a large baking-plate. When they are cold, cut
each piece of liver round : then pound the trimmings of the
livers, and add the seasoning salt to them, together with the
remainder of the lardoons ot truffles cut in dice, a spoonful
of velouté, and the yolks ot two eggs. The remainder ot the
process is the same.

Large Partridge Pie, with Truffles.

After making four pounds and a half ot paste, as directed

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in page 7, wrap it in a cloth lightly wetted. Then bone
five partridges, weigh the meat, and likewise a sufficient
quantity of seasoning salt, in the proportion of four drams
to each pound. Cut the meat off two wild rabbits, and chop
one pound and a half of it, with two and a quarter of fat
bacon: afterwards pound it with eight drams of seasoning
salt, an egg and twoyolks,ashalot, a table-spoonful of parsley,
two of mushrooms, and two of truffles, all chopped very fine,
and rub it through a sieve. Then put it in a tureen with
a pound of truffles, cut in small dice of one-sixth of an inch
square, and a spoonful of velouté or Spanish sauce ; and cut
a pound of fat bacon in small lardoons, rubbing them over
with four drams of seasoning salt, and two spoonsful of
sweet herbs. Lard the partridges with some of them, but
take care that they do not pass through the skin. Then
tiim a fricandeau of veal quite round and lard it with the
remainder of the lardoons. Afterwards mould three-fourths
of your paste, and make a crust of eight inches in width
and the same in height. Put about half the force-meat in it,
covering the sides with it, five or six inches in height. Then
open your partridges, and strew over them half of your
seasoning salt, put a spoonful of force-meat in each of them,
and then roll them up like balls. Prick the surface of the
skin here and there with the point of a knife, and then put
them at the bottom of your pie in the shape of a heart. Fill
the intervals with force-meat, and strew the remainder of
the seasoning salt over them. Next put in th e fricandeau of
veal, cover the sides of the pie with force-meat, and add the
necessary quantity of seasoning salt, in the proportion of an
ounce to the pound ; masking the whole with a pound of
butter, m such a manner that the top assumes a convex
lorm. then cover the butter with two laurel-leaves and
some slices of bacon. Now roll out three-fourths of the
i emain der of your paste to eleven inches in diameter ; lio-htlv
wet the inside nm of the pie, and then place this piece upofi
it. Make a hole in the centre, and finish as directed in
making a ham pie. Let it bake four hours, and when you
take it out of the oven, close the hole in the centre with a
little paste. When your pie is quite cold, take off the cover
by cutting it carefully all round, and take out the frican-

frufflp^ 8 m wff d, a SCdmi (hash) of 1 five partridges and
uffle (see Part VI.), the sauce of which has been flavoured
with essence of kept game. Place the birds in regular order
and then pour the sauce and truffles over them, after which
close the pie again by replacing the cover as it was before.

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With pheasants, woodcocks, and the fillets of leverets,
proceed in the same manner.

Cold Pullet Pie, with Truffles.

Make four pounds and a half of paste (as described in
page 7) with the same proportion of ingredients as for five
pounds, and wrap it in a wet cloth ; then take three pounds
of truffles, and after cleaning them thoroughly, peel them
round, and chop the trimmings, to put in the force-meat.
Afterwards bone a fine pullet ; then take a fricandeau of veal,
trim it round, and weigh a pound of the meat, which you
chop very fine with a pound and a half of fat bacon and
twelve ounces of ham ; then add eight drams of seasoning
salt, an egg, two yolks, a spoonful of velouté, or Spanish
sauce, two shalots, a spoonful of parsley, two of mushrooms,
and two of truffles, all chopped very fine. Next cut a pound
and a half of fat bacon into thin lardoons, mixing them with
six ounces of seasoning salt, and two spoonsful of sweet
herbs. Then weigh the pullet and the fricandeau of veal,
and take four drams of seasoning salt to each pound of
meat ; after which lard both the pullet and the fricandeau
with the lardoons, cutting off the ends that project beyond
the meat. When that is done, take full three-quarters of
your paste, and roll it into a large strip of twenty-two inches
in length, by nine in width. Then mould the parings, and
after rolling them out to an inch in thickness, cut out a
round of seven inches in diameter, raising the edge of it a
little all round, which must now be a little wetted; then
place the round piece on a baking plate, lightly buttered in
the middle only, and put the long strip round it, laying the
two ends (after sloping and wetting them a little), full two
inches over each other. Then place a round strip of paste,
of half an inch in diameter, and twenty-one inches m length,
inside the crust, where the sides and the bottom join , and
afterwards widen the top a little, to give it a more gi aceful
appearance. Then open the pullet, and strew half of its
seasoning salt over it ; place here and there seven tiuffles,
cut in halves ; and then mask the whole with a pound of
force-meat, in which also stick three truffles, cut in halves.
The pullet is then rolled up like a ball, while you prick the
skin with the point of your knife. Then put a third of the
force-meat in the pie, and place your fricandeau of veal upon
it. Put some force-meat round it, and strew its proportion
of seasoning salt over it, together with two truffles, each cut
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wards; cover it with its seasoning salt, and then with the
remainder of the force-meat, into which stick the two
remaining truffles, cut into halves, with the largest sides
upwards. Then add two laurel-leaves, and cover the whole
with a pound of butter (worked) and some slices of bacon ;
observing that the contents of the pie be a little convex in
the centre. Afterwards roll out the remainder of the paste
to eleven inches in diameter, and a quarter of an inch thick,
and place it upon the pie (after wetting the inside of the top
a little) for a cover. Then make a hole in the middle, pinch
the rim all round, place a rose on the top, and ornament the
sides of the pie according to your fancy ; after which egg it
all over, and put a strip of paper, of an inch in width and
lightly buttered, round the upper part of the pie, to sup-
port the top, and over that another soaked in egg. Then
wipe the egg which has dripped from the pie off the plate,
and put it in a clear oven for ten minutes ; after which take
it out to put the hoop round it (described page 141). When
the top is lightly coloured, cover it with four sheets of paper,
placed one on the other, and fastened by means of a small
wooden peg, which you fix in the hole in the centre of the
covei. Let it bake four hours, and when you take it out of
the oven, pour in it four glasses of good clarified jelly broth,
flavoured with madeira, and then immediately close the aper-
ture with a little paste.

In using other kinds of poultry, proceed in the same
manner.

Cold Duck Pie.

Bone two small ducks, and proceed as directed in the
preceding receipt.

Cold Leveret Pie , with Truffles.

Bone three leverets, and lard them as usual: then make
a/arce of a pound and a half of the livers and the meat off
the shoulders of the leverets, chopped with two pounds of
tat bacon, twelve ounces of ham, ten drams of seasoning
salt an egg, two yolks, four table spoonsful of sweet herb*
and one of velouté or Spanish sauce. Then, after trimming
and larding a fricandeau of veal as usual, proceed to fill your
pie as before. Let it bake four hours, and on taking it out

•inrl (L°Ven’ fdcV\g°?d jelly broth, prepared with the bones
and fiagments of the leverets, &c.

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Cold Beef Pie, with Madeira.

Make four pounds and a half of paste as before, and trim
a piece of the inside of a buttock of beef quite round. Then
cut a pound of lean raw ham into lardoons, of six inches
long and one-third of an inch square, as well as two pounds
of fat bacon, the latter of which is mixed with an ounce of
seasoning salt, and two spoonsful of sweet herbs. Now
lard your piece of beef, putting successively a lardoon of
ham between two of bacon, at half an inch apart, and placing
them at the same time a little aslant. Afterwards tie a piece
of packthread round it, to keep it in its proper form. Then
cover the bottom and the sides of a deep stewpan with some
slices of bacon and a pound of ham, likewise cut in slices,
and then put your piece of beef in it, together with two
carrots, four onions (in which you put a few cloves), two
fagots of parsley, chives, laurel-leaves, thyme, and sweet
basil, and three large spoonsful of the fat of poultry, a glass
of jelly broth, a bottle of madeira, half a glass of brandy,
and the necessary quantity of seasoning salt, in the propor-
tion of four drams to a pound of meat ; after which cover
the whole with a sheet of buttered paper. After boiling
half an hour, put it to simmer, with fire over and under, for
full five hours, and then let it cool in its own liquor ; after
which put the piece of beef on a large dish, and then strain
the liquor through a napkin. Now take two pounds of fat
bacon (including the slices of bacon boiled with the piece
of beef), and chop it with a pound of veal and the pound of
ham boiled with the beef, adding to it twelve drams of sea-
soning salt, four spoonsful of sweet herbs, an egg and two
yolks, a spoonful of velouté, and a red neat’s tongue, cut into
small dice. Then prepare your crust as before directed,
covering the bottom and sides with half of the force-meat.
Trim your piece of beef so as to go easily into the pie, and
put the fragments on the force-meat at the bottom of the pie.
Place your piece of beef upon it, strew over it an ounce of
seasoning salt, and then put in the remainder of the force-
meat. Cover the whole with a pound of butter and some
slices of bacon, and finish it according to the directions given
for making a ham pie; taking care to raise the contents a
little in the middle, so as to give them a convex form. Put
your pie in a clear oven, and let it bake four hours. "W hen
you take it out, pour in the liquor of the piece of beef,* and
close the aperture with a little paste.

* It should not exceed three glasses ; if it be more, you must
reduce it to that quantity.

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Large venison pies are made in the same manner, regu-
lating the boiling according to its age and tenderness.

.Ditto, with Truffles.

Take two fillets from the inside of a sirloin of beef, cut
out all the sinews, and then lard them in the same manner
as the piece of beef described in the preceding receipt.
Then make your crust, masking the bottom and sides with
force-meat (also prepared as stated in the preceding receipt),
and strew the usual proportion of seasoning salt over the
fillets ; afterwards take eight truffles, each of which cut in
four slices, and lay them upon the fillets. Then roll each
fillet up separately, beginning with the largest end, in order
to give them a greater degree of rotundity. Put one of
them in the pie, placing four truffles, cut in two, upon it.
Season the whole with half of the seasoning salt, adding a
good pinch, on account of the truffles. Then cover the
whole with a third of the remaining force-meat, placing the
other fillet upon it ; strewing over it the remainder of the
seasoning salt, and adding the rest of the force-meat, into
which you stick seven or eight whole truffles; strew a good
pinch of seasoning salt over them; and then mask the whole
with a pound of butter, some slices of bacon, and a few laurel-
leaves. Then finish the pie as usual, and let it bake four
hours ; when you take it out of the oven, pour into it a
bottle of madeira, and then close up the aperture as before
directed.

With pork, veal, and mutton proceed in the same manner.

Large Pheasant Pie à V Ancienne.

Bone three pheasants, which have been kept some time ;
lard them with some small lardoons, and season them with
a sufficient quantity of seasoning salt ; then place two spoons-
ful of force-meat and some truffles on each of them ; after
which foim them into balls, by sewing the skins together
with packthread. Then put your three pheasants in a lar^e
round stewpan, of the same diameter as the pie, the bottom
and sides of which have been previously covered with slices
of ham and bacon, and at the bottom of which you have
placed a fine f> icandeau of veal, larded in the usual manner,
and tied round with packthread, to prevent its getting out
of form. Then add the necessary quantity of seasoning salt
the trimmings of the veal, the bones of the pheasants, ami
the fragments of the truffles, together with four onions (in
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large fagot of parsley, chives, laurel leaves, sweet basil,
and thyme, a glass of Spanish wine, two large spoonsful of
good jelly broth, and four of the fat of poultry or other fat ;
taking care that the liquor covers the meat entirely, of
which, if there be not enough, add a little more jelly broth
to it. Then cover the whole with buttered paper, and after
boiling it a few minutes, put it to simmer, with fire over
and under, for full an hour. Afterwards let it cool, and
then take out the fricandeau, the pheasants, and the slices
of ham and bacon, adding the latter to the force-meat pre-
pared as directed (page 147). Having made your crust in
the usual manner, put in it the fourth part of the force-meat.
Then take the string off th e fricandeau, and, after trimming
it quite round, put it in the pie ; strew a little seasoning
salt over it, and add the third part of the remaining force-
meat, and four truffles cut in two. Then take the pack-
thread off the pheasants, and trim them so that they can be
put in the pie without disturbing its form. Place some
truffles between them, and add a good pinch of seasoning
salt. Cover the whole with the remainder of the force-meat,
putting into it some truffles cut in two. Then add a pound
of butter, two laurel-leaves, and a few slices of bacon. Let
the top be a little convex, and finish it as usual, letting it
bake three hours and a half. When you take it out of the
oven, pour in the jelly broth, after it has been drawn off
clear and strained through a napkin ; and then close up the
aperture with a little paste.

The meat may be done in butter alone, and left to simmer
in this manner for two hours.

Large Liver Pie, with Truffles.

After soaking five fine livers in cold water two hours, put
them on the fire in a stewpan, with cold water, and as soon
as the water begins to boil, take out the livers, and place
them in a large earthen vessel, with clean water. When the
livers are cold, trim them, and divide them in two. Then
cut the three smallest pieces into scallops, and put them in
a stewpan, with two pounds of bacon, which has been
blanched, pounded, and rubbed through a sieve, two table
spoonsful of shalots, two of parsley, four of mushrooms, and
four of truffles (all chopped very fine), together with twelve
drams of seasoning salt. Put the whole on a moderate fire
for a quarter of an hour, and then pour it on a large baking
plate to cool. Afterwards peel three pounds of truffles, put
them on the scale with the liver, and then weigh the neces-

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sary quantity of seasoning salt, in the proportion of four
drams to a pound of truffles and liver. Then cut five fine
truffles in lardoons, and stick them in the pieces of liver.
Having made your crust in the usual manner, pound the
liver (which has been cut in scallops), and add to it the
herbs in which they were done, the yolks of four eggs, and
two truffles, cut in small dice. Put a third of the force-
meat in the pie; place three pieces of liver upon it, strew-
ing over them some seasoning salt, and then cover it with
force-meat. Add two truffles cut in two, and three more
pieces of liver, strewing over them some seasoning salt.
Then add half of the remaining force-meat, some whole
truffles, and, lastly, the three remaining pieces of liver which
should be the finest. Lay the remainder of the truffles ( a
dozen at least) round them ; add some more seasoning salt,
and then what is left of the force-meat ; after which cover
the whole with a pound of butter, two laurel-leaves, and
some slices of bacon. Finish your pie as usual; let it bake
four hours, and when you take it out of the oven, pour in
it a bottle of Spanish wine, closing up the aperture -with a
little paste.

Large Sturgeon Pie, with Truffles.

Bone six pounds of sturgeon, take off the skins, and wipe
them with a cloth. Weigh the meat, and the usual quan-
tity of seasoning salt, in the proportion of four drams to a
pound. Now bone a fine eel, cut it in lardoons, which must
be seasoned in the usual manner. Then cut six fine truffles,
also into lardoons, with both of which the sturgeon should
be larded, placing alternately one of eel and" another of
truffle. Next pound a pound of pike or carp (boned), and
after rubbing it through a sieve, pound it again, with four
ounces of panada, a pound and a half of butter, calf’s teats,
or giated bacon, fo the whole, after being well mixed
together, add the yolks of four eggs, four spoonsful of sweet
herbs, eight drams of seasoning salt, and a spoonful of
velouté; and having made your crust in the usual manner,
cover the bottom and sides with a quarter of the force-meat'
placing on it half of the sturgeon, over which you streiv half
of the seasoning salt, and cover it with six truffles, cut in
halves, which you cover again with force-meat. Then add
the remainder of the sturgeon, strewing over it the rest of
the seasoning salt, a dozen truffles, and the remainder of
the force-meat. Cover the whole with a pound of butter
and some slices of bacon, and finish your pie as usual, let-

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ting it bake four hours. On taking it out of the oven, fill
it with lukewarm butter, mixed with sweet herbs, closing
the hole in the cover.

With salmon, codfish, &c., proceed in the same manner.

Large Turbot Pie, with soft Roes of Carp.

Make a farce the same as the former, pounding well with
it a quarter of a pound of anchovies (boned) ; then take
twenty soft roes of carp, and a fine turbot, boned and skin-
ned, weigh the whole, and likewise the proper quantity of
seasoning salt, in the proportion of a quarter of an ounce
to a pound. Next take two pounds of butter, two table
spoonsful of shalots, four of parsley, four of mushrooms,
and four of truffles, all chopped very fine, and make the
whole nearly lukewarm. Prepare your crust as usual ;
cover the bottom and sides with force-meat, and then cut
your pieces of turbot quite round. Put the trimmings at
the bottom of the pie, season them lightly with seasoning
salt, and cover them with a spoonful of the butter and
sweet herbs, and a little of the force-meat ; then put in
five roes, strewing over them some seasoning salt, a spoon-
ful of the butter and sweet herbs, and a little force-meat.
On these lay one of the round pieces of turbot, covering it
with seasoning salt, a spoonful of the butter and sweet
herbs, and a little force-meat. Add again five other roes
of carp, season them, and proceed as before, placing alter-
nately a round piece of turbot and five roes till all is dis-
posed of, and then cover the whole with the remainder of
the seasoning salt, the butter, and sweet herbs, and the
force-meat, and lastly with some slices of bacon. Finish
your pie as usual, let it bake three hours and a half ; and,
when you take it out of the oven, fill it with melted butter
mixed with sweet herbs.

You may add to the garnish some oysters, and some
slices of truffles ; and to the force-meat likewise, some ma-
rinated tunny cut in dice.

Large Eel Pie en Galantine,* with Truffles.

Bone three fine eels, open them longways, and season
them. Then cover them about half an inch thick with
force-meat, prepared in the same manner as that for stur-
geon pie (see page 153), with the addition of a pound of

* A galantine is a sort of omelet.

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marinated tunny, both of which should be cut into dice, and
then draw the skin of each eel over the force-meat, in
order to give it its natural form. Having made your crust,
and covered the inside with force-meat as usual, put in it
one of the eels rolled in a circle, having within the centre
some force-meat and whole truffles. Cover the whole
with seasoning salt, and then put in the other two, season-
ing them, &c. according to the directions given in the pre-
ceding receipt; after which, cover the whole with a pound
of butter, and some slices of bacon. Finish as usual, let
your pie bake four hours, and as soon as you take it out of
the oven, fill it with lukewarm butter, mixed with sweet
herbs.

Sect. II. — Large Savoy Cakes of Potatoe Flour,
with Orange-Peel.

Grate the peel of four fine Malta oranges on a piece of
sugar, scraping off the sugar continually as it becomes
coloured, and putting it to dry in the mouth of the oven.
Then bruise it, and rub it through a sieve ; after this, take
fifty-six fine eggs, break them one by one, putting the
yolks in a large basin, and the whites in a small one, taking-
care no bad egg is among them ; then take four pounds
of pounded sugar (perfectly dry), including in the quan-
tity that on which you have grated the orange-peel ; put
half of it with the yolks, and mix it well with a spatula
to prevent its being gritty. Afterwards add the remainder,
and then work the whole well for twenty minutes. Beat
up the whites very stiff, and to prevent their curdling, add
a good pinch of calcinated powder of alum. When they
are beaten up enough (which you can easily see by their
forming little upright points where you take away the
whisk), take part of the whites on your whisk, and mix it
with the yolks, still continuing to work the whites to pre-
vent their curdling. Then gently pour the yolks on the
whites, which you keep stirring with the whisk. Next
take one pound and three-quarters of potatoe flour (see
Appendix), and rub it through a sieve upon the eggs, mix-
ing the flour well with them as it comes through, when
the mixture will become rather soft and very sleek. Then
gently pour the batter in the bottom of the mould, but at
first a lew spoonsful only, to prevent any air-bladders
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baked ; and immediately after, plaee your mould on a
baking-plate of eleven inches in diameter, which has been
previously covered an inch thick with ashes; put it in the
middle of a moderately heated oven, and keep the door
half open for an hour. Look at the cake, but avoid touch-
ing it, and if you perceive that the top of it colours too
rapidly, place some sheets of paper on the mould with
your shovel. After baking three hours, gently take it out
ol the oven, and if the cake appears to have a good colour
all round, with the top a little firm to the touch, place a
baking-plate on the mould, and turn the cake upside down,
and take away the mould, lightly tapping it as you remove
it, should the cake happen to adhere ; afterwards tie a
large double slip of paper round the bottom of the cake,
and put it for about a quarter of an hour in the rnouth of
the oven. To flavour these cakes with citron or lemon-
peel, proceed in the same manner ; but with orange-flower,
take two ounces of it in powder ; wdth vanilla, pound two
cloves of it, rubbing it afterwards through a silken sieve.
Instead of potatoe flour, wheaten flour may be used, but it
must be dried for an hour in a very gentle oven, and rubbed
through a sieve : tw'o pounds and a quarter of it will be a
proper substitute for three pounds and three-quarters of that
of potatoes. Be careful that your mould be buttered either
with clarified butter, or that from which you have drawn
the milk, by squeezing it through a napkin. In the latter
case, a quarter of a pound of it, after having had the milk
squeezed from it, should be spread lightly, and of an equal
thickness, with the points of the fingers over the inside
of the mould, taking care that no finger-marks be left,
but, on the contrary, that it be laid on perfectly smooth.
Just before you fill the mould, pour in it a pound of very
fine sugar, turning the mould lightly between your hands
for about a minute at first, repeating it a few minutes after-
wards, so that the sugar may entirely cover the inside, and
sink well into the butter. During the hot weather in sum-
mer, this operation should be performed in a cool place, to
prevent the butter from turning to oil. With clarified
butter proceed thus: — Melt six ounces in a small pan, skim
it, and as soon as it has left off crackling, let it rest a
moment; then pour it off’ clear into another small pan; and
as soon as it is cold enough to suffer you to keep your
finger in it, pour it into the mould, which turn continually,
and to such positions so as to let the butter go to the rim.
When cold, cover it with sugar as before. During winter.

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the mould should be kept in a place which is moderately
warm, in order that the butter may drain easily from the
mould ; for if the cold should stop the draining, too much
butter will remain in the mould, and therefore too much
sugar, a circumstance which will cause the cake to be too
highly coloured in baking.

Ditto, with Almonds.

Take sixty eggs, four pounds of sugar, twenty-eight
ounces of flour, and eight of bitter almonds. Throw the
almonds into boiling water, and blanch them immediately, to
prevent their imbibing too much of it. Then wash them in
clean water and drain them in a sieve ; afterwards squeeze
them in a napkin to dry them, and then pound them well,
moistening them gradually with half of the white of an egg,
to prevent their turning to oil ; after this rub them through
a horse-hair sieve, and then dilute them in a small earthen
vessel with three or four yolks (from the sixty eggs required
for use), adding the remaining yolks and the sugar, and pro-
ceeding as before.

Sect. III. — Large Meringues a la Parisienne.

Make one pound and a half of confectioner s paste as
directed in page 24. Divide it in four, and, after rolling
out each part to a little more than one-sixth of an inch in
thickness, put one of them on a large baking-plate lightly
buttered, and then cut it round fifteen inches in diameter.
Place another piece on a middle-sized baking-plate, buttered,
and cut it likewise round ten inches in diameter. With the
two other pieces, each forming a half-round of eight
inches in diameter, cover two moulds lightly buttered. Cut
off the paste to within a quarter of an inch from the rim of
each mould, and prick it all over with the point of a knife,
to enable the small air-bladders which may have formed
themselves between it and the mould to evaporate in baking.
After placing these two moulds on two separate baking-
plates, roll out another round piece of paste of six inches in

Explanation of Plate II.

No. 1 represents a large meringué à la Parisienne.

No 2. a croquante of almond paste, ornamented with small white
rings and pistachio biscuits.

No 3. a cake of mille feuilles (a thousand leaves) mtringuts. The
first half representing the old, and the second the modern fashion
(see pages 1G2 and 1G3.)

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THE ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C.

diameter, and one-sixth of an inch thick ; after which mould
all the parings, and roll them out in large strips of full half
an inch in diameter. Cut them in small columns of thirteen
inches in length, and place them on a buttered baking-
plate. Then egg your three round pieces and prick them
in the same manner as you did the half-rounds. Put the
whole in a moderate oven, and as soon as the half-rounds
are a little coloured, take them out. Then turn the three
round pieces, and when they have acquired a regular yellow
colour, take them out, as also the uprights, provided they
are thoroughly dry ; afterwards make thirty wafers with
pistachios as directed in page 84. Let them be three
inches in length, and a quarter of an inch in width, and
bend them as usual on the roller. Make also twenty-four
small cakes à la duchesse (see page 74), of two inches in
length only ; taking care, that both these cakes and the
wafers, are very lightly coloured ; then trim the rim of the
half rounds, and with the point of a small knife, make an
opening of an inch in width in the centre of one of them
and another of two inches and a half in the centre of the
other. Then beat up the whites of six eggs very stiff, soften-
ing them with a spoon in the same manner as for common
meringués, and mix them with eight ounces of pounded
sugar. Put half of it over each half-round, taking care that
it be everywhere of an equal thickness, and strew some fine
sugar over it ; put them in a slack oven and let them bake
an hour. In the meantime glaze the small cakes à la du-
chesse with sugar boiled to a crack, and after trimming your
three pieces of paste all round, moisten the edge with white
of egg, and roll it over some green or rose-coloured almonds
chopped very fine. The half-rounds being thoroughly dry,
beat up the whites of six more eggs and mix them as the
former with eight ounces of pounded sugar, and after working
them well with a spoon, make thirty small meringues of an
inch in width and the same in height, covering them with
very fine sugar. As soon as the sugar is melted, strew some
coarse sugar over them, and immediately put them on a
board in the oven. Then make a meringué of the common
size, but perfectly round ; cover it first with fine and then
with coarse sugar, and afterwards put it in the oven by the
side of the others. Then take half a pound of fine pistar-
chios, blanched ; split each in two, and after masking the
half-round, which has the smallest opening, first with half of
the remaining white of egg, and then rather thickly with
fine sugar, place your pistachios, with the points upwards,
carefully and regularly upon them. (See Plate II.) Ob-

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serve, however, that thej'' should not be stuck in deep ; nor
be put where you intend placing the small meringues, for
which you must leave six vacant spaces at regular distances
from each other, and of an inch in width. Now strew some
coarse sugar on the places where you have placed the pis-
tachios, and put your half-round immediately in the oven.
Then proceed to ornament the other half-round in the same
manner, placing, however, the pistachios the contrary way,
that is with their points downwards. When your small me-
ringués are baked, and may be easily removed from the paper,
place three of them on the half-round which has the small
opening ; thus — put the first on the vacant space where there
are no pistachios, and close to the edge of the half-round ;
the next a quarter of an inch above the former, and the third
a quarter of an inch above the second. Place afterwards three
méringués in the same manner, on each of the five remain-
ing vacant spaces where you have put no pistachios. Then
put the half-round in the oven again, and take it out as soon
as the méringués are evenly coloured. On the second half-
round place your méringués also on the vacant spaces where
there are no pistachios, but at a quarter of an inch from the
rim, and the others a quarter of an inch above the former.
Then put it in the oven and let it have a fine colour. After
this put four ounces of sugar to boil in a small pan with the
fourth part of a glass of water, and the moment it begins to
be lightly coloured, pour three-fourths of it on the lid of a
stewpan lightly buttered. Then cover the stove partly
with ashes so as to absorb the heat and still leave the fire
sufficiently strong to keep the sugar in a sirup. Then place
a large piece on a double sheet of paper, putting it on a
baking plate turned upside down. Then put the egged side
of the middle-sized piece on the large one, after which dip
the end of a wafer in the pan, and place it immediately on
the middle-sized piece of paste at half an inch from the edge.
Proceed with the remaining wafers in the same manner,
placing them upright, close to each other, but all half an
inch from the edge, so as to form a perfect circle. After-
wards dip the ends of six of the columns in the caramel, and
place them upright on the edge of a baking-plate. Then put
one-third of the remaining sugar back in the pan, and stir
it with a small sugar-spatula. When melted, dip in it the
ends of the three columns (which you have already dipped
in the caramel), and place them immediately in the centre of
the piece of paste, and at two inches apart. You next dip
the three others in the sugar, and place them also on the

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piece of paste close to the wafers, and at an equal distance
from each other. Put a little of the sugar while it is hot on
the ends of the columns ; and then turn the middle-sized
piece ol paste, together with its columns, quickly on the
centre of the large piece, pressing it down at the same time
in order to fasten the columns in a regular manner. After-
wards fix the remainder of the wafers on the small piece of
paste in the same manner as the former, and then dip both
ends of the columns in the caramel and place them imme-
diately on the piece of paste close to the wafers. Then
heat the sugar, and after pouring some drops of it on
the ends of the columns, turn the small piece of paste, to-
gether with its columns, on the centre of the former, and
fasten it by pressing it lightly down. After this fix your
cakes a la duchesse in the manner represented on the plate,
fastening them lightly with a little caramel, and then place
the half-round with the large opening like a cup on the
small piece of paste, fastening them both together by putting
immediately eight macaroons or croquignoles à la reine (one
side of which you dip in caramel) part on the bottom in the
inside of the half-round, and part on the piece of paste on
which the half-round rests. Afterwards fix eight macaroons
round the upper edge in the same manner as those at the
bottom, but let them project a little above the rim in order
to steady the second hall-round, which you then put on the
top of the first, placing at the same time the largest of the
small meringues on the small opening in the centre. The
moment you are going to serve it, you take off the upper
part of your large méringué, and fill the bottom with cream
à la Chantilly, flavoured with vanilla and fine sugar; taking
care that the cream is raised en pyramide above the edge of
the half-round, on the top of which you put some fine straw-
berries ; cover it again, and then fill the small méringué also
with cream, which you place on the large one. When it is
served the top of the méringué should be taken off and be
broken, and a piece of it handed round with a spoonful of the
cream.

Croquantes * of Almonds Paste à V Ancienne.

After blanching and washing two pounds of almonds,
drain them on a sieve, and then squeeze them in a napkin
in order to dry them as much as possible. Pound a fourth

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part of them, moistening them gradually with half a spoon-
ful of water to prevent their turning to oil, and then rub
them through a horse hair sieve. After repeating this ope-
ration three times, put them in a large preserve-pan, with
twenty-four ounces of very fine crystalized sugar. Mix it
with a large spatula, and then place the pan on a large stove of
a moderate and equal heat. Stir the paste continually, and
when it begins to get hot, take particular care that it does
not stick to the bottom of the pan. After working it in this
manner for about three-quarters of an hour, put the end of
your finger upon it, and if the paste sticks to it, continue to
dry it ; but if, on the contrary, it does not, pour it immedi-
ately into a mortar with the juice of alemon and two drams
of gum dragon soaked as usual, and passed through a nap-
kin. Mix the whole well together, and then put it on your
working board, strewing over it some very fine sugar. After
moulding it, cut off a fourth part, and cover the remainder
with a tureen, to prevent the air from changing its colour.
Roll out this fourth part to one-sixth of an inch in thickness,
and after lightly buttering a mould,* put in your paste, press-
ing it carefully in all the crevices with a small bit of it.
The inside of a large mould should not be covered at once,
but by pieces placed in succession and joined very neatly toge-
ther. When the inside is entirely covered, place the mould
on the oven or on a stove for three or four hours, that the
paste may become firm and dry gradually ; after which put it
in a slack oven, turning it from time to time, so that the paste
may acquire a regular and rather light colour. Then take
it out, and when lukewarm gently loose the croquante, but
leave it in the mould till you are ready to finish it. With
the parings of the almond-paste cover a semi-circular mould
of two inches less in diameter than that for the croquante.
Let this half-round be also lightly coloured, and the mo-
ment you are going to serve, turn it on a large piece of con-
fectioner's paste (see page 24) an inch larger in diameter,
than the mould of the croquante, fastening them both
together with a little sugar. Fill it with whipt cream, fla-
voured with vanilla and formed en pyramide ; place here
and there a few strawberries, and then cover it with the cro-
quante. The latter is ornamented with small rings of white
pastry or pistachio biscuits, which you fasten with a little
sugar boiled to a crack. The remainder is covered with some
fine transparent preserve. If the sides of the mould are

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divided into panels, cover them alternately with apple or
red-currant jelly, or reduced sirup of cherries. Your cro-
quante may also be decorated with festoons or rosettes of
spun sugar ; or it may even be served up plain without any
ornaments whatever. To make your paste very white, you
must soak your almonds, after they are blanched, half a day
in cold water; and when you pound them, moisten them
with lemon-juice.

Sect. IV. — Cake de Mille Feuilles a la Ancienne.*

After giving two pounds and a quarter of puff paste
twelve turns, cut out sixteen round pieces, four of which
must be eight inches in diameter, four seven and a half,
four seven, and four six and a half. Cut out the centres of
all of them with a paste-cutter of two inches in diameter ;
and then cut out another round piece of six inches and a
half in diameter, keeping it whole. Egg all these pieces,
and after pricking them here and there, put them in a mode-
rate oven, taking them out as soon as the paste is perfectly
dry. When cold, place one of the large pieces on another
of confectioner’s paste (see page 24), of nine inches in dia-
meter ; and then cover the top of the puff paste with half a
potful of apricot-marmalade. Put upon this another large
piece of puff paste, and cover it with half a potful of red
currant jelly. Dispose of all the other pieces of puff paste
successively in the same manner, putting the larger ones at
the bottom and the smallest at the top, and masking them as
you proceed with different kinds of preserves, taking care
at the same time not to cover the edges, nor the openings in
the centre. When the whole of your sixteen pieces of puff
paste have been arranged in this manner, mask the outside
of your cake, as expeditiously and regularly as possible,
with the whites of six eggs, beaten up and mixed with eight
ounces of very fine pounded sugar, strewing over it some
coarser sugar, which has been only bruised and not sifted.
Afterwards make a small clear flame at the mouth of the
oven, and hold your cake before it, but at the distance of a
foot, turning it gently all the time. If the cake be put in
the oven, the heat will cause it to fall, and thereby disfigure
it very much. Ornament the top of the remaining piece of
puff paste, that without an opening in the centre, with

See the first half of Fig. 3, Plate II.

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meringues ; put also a ring of small meringues, of the size of
an almond, round the edge ; and with some white ot egg
fix a handsome rosette in the middle. After lightly cover-
ing the whole with very fine sugar, put this piece of paste
in the oven, taking it out as soon as it has acquired the same
colour as the outside of the cake. When cold, decorate it
tastefully with apple or currant jelly, &c. &c. The moment
you are going to serve it up, fill the inside ot the cake with
whipt cream, flavoured with vanilla, and then place the
ornamented piece of paste on the top of it. To fill this cake,
six pots of preserves, of a pound each, are at least neces-
sary : the shape at one time used to be an octagon, having
a small niche in each side for a fountain ; while its surface
was covered with almond paste of various colours.

Diiio, à la Moderne.*

After preparing and baking seventeen round pieces of
paste, the same as before, cover the top of one of the large
ones with half a potful of apricot marmalade ; and then lay
another large piece over it. Mask the edges of these two
pieces with white of egg, prepared as before stated; then
roll them over some pistachios, chopped very fine ; and
afterwards put them for ten minutes in a slack oven. Then
mask another large piece with currant jelly, cover it as
before, and after egging the edges, roll them over some
coarse sugar, and put them immediately in the oven. Join
the remaining pieces in the same manner, two and two, and
after egging the edges as before, roll them alternately on
pistachios and coarse sugar. When all your eight cakes are
quite cold, place one of them on a round piece of confec-
tioner’s paste, the edge of which has been covered with
pistachios ; cover the top with white currant jelly, and then
put another cake upon it, the edge of which has been rolled
on sugar. Proceed in this manner, beginning with the
largest cakes, placing alternately one with a green, and
another with a white edge, and finally covering the top of
each with a preserve. When all your cakes have been dis-
posed of in this manner, place the last piece of pulf paste,
decorated as directed in the preceding receipt, on the top of
the whole. In placing the cakes one on another, take them
up in the centre, or else you will disfigure the edges, which
are rather brittle. The inside of this cake is not filled with
cream.

See the second half of Fig. 3, Plate II.

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Large ditto, à la Parisienne.

Aftei lightly buttering a mould for a large piece, cover
the inside, as thin as possible, with fine paste (see page 8),
taking care that the joints are not visible ; cover the paste
with buttered paper, and then fill the mould with flour ; put
it in a clean oven, and when your paste has acquired a fine
colour, take it out, entirely empty the flour, and remove all
the pieces of paper, yet leaving the paste in the mould.
Then make one pound .and a half of biscuit in the following
mannei : 1 ut the yolks of thirty eggs in a large basin, and

the whites in a small one ; work the former with one pound
and a half of sugar, and the latter beat up very stiff; then
mix them with the yolks, adding eighteen ounces of common
flour which has been well dried in the oven and sifted.
This paste being now very stiff, put four large spoonsful of
it on a sheet of strong paper, and spread it out according to
the size of the cake. Having in this way made six pieces
of biscuit paste, put them in a moderate oven, and let them
be lightly coloured ; dispose of the remainder of your paste
in the same manner, and when all your pieces * are cold, and
such as are too large are pared down to fit the crust, pre-
pare four times the quantity of ingredients prescribed for
making any one of the Bavarian cheeses, in Part VII. An
hour before you are going to serve up, cover the bottom and
the sides of your crust with this kind of cream ; then place a
piece of the biscuit paste at the bottom, and mask it with
Bavarian cheese ; then put in another piece of biscuit, and
so on, placing alternately a piece of biscuit and a layer of
Bavarian cheese. The last piece of biscuit should be on a
level with the rim of the crust, and will not require to be
covered. When you have filled your crust in this manner,
cover the mould as closely as possible with a large round
piece of strong paper, and then bury it in ice. Make, in the
mean time, half a pound of spun sugar, and when you are
ready to serve, turn the cake on a plate which you have pre-
viously covered with a fine damask napkin ; mask the top
and the sides lightly with some very clear apricot marma-
lade, and then place quickly, and at equal distances, per-
pendicularly along the side, eight panels of sugar.

Instead of Bavarian cheese, you may use any kind of whipt

* They should all have the same colour, both at top and bottom,
and be rather dry and crisp.

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165

cream, or crème pâtissière or plomhière (see Part VII.); but
those that are coloured are the best adapted for this sort of
cake.

Ditto , à la Française.

Make a crust of almond paste in a large plain mould, in
the same manner as the former, and bake it in the same way;
then make apound and a half of génoises (see page 78),
each of the diameter of the crust ; bake them long enough
to make them crisp and to give them a fine colour. On
taking them out of the oven, trim them, if necessary ; and an
hour before you serve, finish your cake with Bavarian cheese,
the same as the preceding ; or you may decorate it thus : —
Divide the top and the sides into twelve equal parts, letting
the divisions on the sides run in a slanting direction, and
fill them alternately, one with a little apricot marmalade,
with a few very finely chopped pistachios strewed over it,
and another with spun sugar.

Ditto, à la Royale.

Prepare three times the quantity of ingredients prescribed
for génoises à la reine (see page 82.), and when baked
cut them into diamond shapes of five inches in length, in
such a manner that five of them, when joined together, may
make a perfect star. Eighty diamonds at least are neces-
sary. Place five of these diamonds on a piece of confec-
tioner’s paste, cut out like a star, and cover them with apri-
cot-marmalade ; put five more upon this star, covering them
likewise with marmalade, and proceed in this manner till
the whole has been disposed of. About four pots of mar-
malade are necessary for this operation. Afterwards cover
the top and the sides of your cake with bits of wafers, fasten-
ing them with a little apricot-marmalade, and lightly and
evenly speading over them a royal icing (see Part VIII.),
either of a light rose colour, or with pistachios, or chocolate,
or orange, lemon, or citron-peel, or covering it with a white
icing of marasquin, peach, or plum marmalade ; apple or
currant jelly may be substituted for the apricot-marmalade,
and the top may be decorated with pistachios, currants, and
preserved angelica.

Sect. V. — Large Brioches in Cases, with Cheese.

Prepare your brioche as directed page 14, and when ready
to put in the oven, spread the paste on the working-board,
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half an inch square, in the proportion of a quarter of a pound
of cheese to a pound of paste ; then roll it up, and after
cutting off about one-eighth of it, mould the remainder, and
place it immediately in a pasteboard case.* Egg the sides
and the top lightly, and then mould the rest of the paste and
place it on that in the case ; egging it lightly and notching
the paste round the top piece, as well as the edge of the top
piece itself. Put your cake in the oven, and after baking it
nearly two hours, gently take it out to see whether the top
is quite separate from the remainder of the mass— -if not,
loosen it with your hand. Cover it afterwards with several
sheets of paper, and put it quickly in the oven again, not
touching it again till you take it out. Take care that the
bottom of the notches be but lightly coloured while the
top and the other parts of the brioche have a fine reddish
colour.

Ditto, with Currants.

For a brioche of eight pounds of paste, take one pound
and a half of currants, and after picking, washing, and dry-
ing them in a napkin, strew them on the paste; then finish
as before.

With raisins proceed in the same manner, splitting each
raisin in two and taking out the stones.

Ditto, with Vanilla.

After steeping four cloves of vanilla half an hour in four
glasses of boiling cream, strain it through a napkin, and add
it to the paste, omitting about six of the eggs. The re-
mainder of the process is the same.

Sect. VI. — A Poupelin, decorated with Pistachio

Biscuit.

Put eight glasses of water and eight ounces of butter in
a stewpan, and as soon as it boils, take it off the fire and add
as much sifted flour as will make it in a paste for choux
(see page 72) rather stiff. Then put it back on the fire to
dry it, stirring it continually for some minutes with a spa-
tula; afterwards make the same quantity of paste in a simi-

* For a brioche of eight pounds, you must have a case of eight inches
in diameter and nine inches in height ; and for one of twelve pounds,
a case ten inches in diameter and twelve in height.

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lar manner, and then put both of them in a mortar. Add
three-quarters of a pound of sugar, two ounces of orange
flower, and fifty or sixty eggs, putting in six at a time.
When your paste has acquired the consistency of that for
common choux, but without being liquid, pour it in a large
mould lightly buttered, and put it in a hot oven. After
baking two hours, the paste will rise above the mould, and,
very probably, some large pieces will fall in the oven on
account of the too great a quantity of paste which the mould
contains, but which is really necessary for this operation.
When your poupdin has baked three hours and a half draw
it towards the mouth of the oven, and if the sides have ac-
quired a fine colour cut off the top, and with a large spoon
take out all the soft part, so that nothing remains but a per-
fect crust, which you leave for some minutes in the mould
at the mouth of the oven to dry. Great care is required to
ascertain exactly when the cake is done ; for if the top be
cut off too soon the cake will sink, and therefore look ex-
tremely bad. When your cake is nearly cold cover the
inside with three pots of apricot-marmalade, of a pound
each ; strewing over it a pound of sweet macaroons bruised.
Then turn your mould on a piece of confectioner’s paste,
half an inch larger than the cake which, on the removal of
the mould, should have a fine light colour, and be as smooth
as a Savoy cake. Afterwards, with a feather-brush, cover the
sides alternately with apple and red currant-jelly, previously
dissolved by putting the pots in a vessel with boiling water;
and then mask the remainder of the poupdin with apple-jelly,
mixed with half the remaining quantity of the currant-jelly.
Then take a few currants well washed, and some small
pieces of green biscuit, or pistachios, cut in strips, and fasten
the sides with a little apricot-marmalade. In addition you
may put a piece of spun sugar, of the size of your thumb,
between each panel.

This cake should be served up the moment it is ready, or
else the crust will become soft, for its beauty greatly de-
pends on its being quite crisp. It may be filled with cream
à la Chantilly ; but Bavarian cheese, or cream plombière, is
preferable. (See Part VII.)

Sect. VII. — A common Croque en Bouche.

Turs kind of pastry is composed of a number of small
cakes arranged in a mould in various ways. They are made
as follows: —

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Put ten glasses of water and twelve ounces of butter in a
large pan. When it boils, take it off’ the fire, and add as much
flour as will make it into a rather stiff paste, which you stir
with a spatula. Then put it back on the fire, and, after drying
it for a few minutes, put it in a mortar, and pound it with a
pound of sweet almonds, twelve ounces of pounded sugar, a
grain of salt, and the yolks of six eggs. When the whole has
been well mixed, add as many eggs as will give it the con-
sistency of paste for common choux, but rather firmer, (see
page 72). One method of composing a croque en bouche is
this: — Make out of the above-mentioned ingredients a num-
ber of small round cakes of two inches in diameter, having
the centres of them cut out with a paste-cutter of an inch
and a quarter in diameter. When they are baked, break each
cake in two ; glaze them successively in sugar boiled to a
crack ; and as you take them out of the pan, strew some
coarse sugar over them ; afterwards lightly dip, in the sugar,
that side by which they are to be fastened, and then place
them immediately in a large plain mould, like fish scales
turned upside down. When the mould is entirely covered,
turn it over on a piece of confectioner’s paste of the same size
as the mould, and serve your croque en bouche immediately.
You may in addition cover the surface of the little cakes
with chopped pistachios, or small currants washed and
dried in the oven, and afterwards mixed with coarse sugar,
or with coarse sugar and pistachios. The sugar also used in
glazing may be coloured with the infusion of cochineal or
saffron.

Another method is to make your little round cakes an
inch in diameter, glazing one half of them with sugar boiled
to a crack, and masking the other half with pistachios chop-
ped very fine, and then placing them alternately in the mould
like a draught-board.

A third method is to give your cakes an oval form of an
inch and a half in length ; glaze them with sugar boiled
to a crack, and place them in the mould in a slanting

direction. .

A fourth method is to make your cake round, an inch and
two-thirds in diameter, cutting out the centres of them with
a paste-cutter of five-sixths of an inch wide, after which
glazing them with a rose-coloured sugar boiled to a crack,
and then with coarse sugar.

A fifth method is to give your cakes an oval form, one
inch and half in length, and then glaze half of them with
sugar boiled to a crack, and cover the other half with pis-

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tachios. In the mould arrange them in a spiral form,
placing alternately one part of pistachios, and another
glazed.

A croque en bouche may also be composed of little cakes à
la duchesse, as described in page 74, but not quite so large;
egging them regularly and baking them on lightly buttered
plates in a gentle oven, taking care that they do not ac-
quire too much colour. When cold, glaze them, and use
them as above directed. In forming your cakes like rings
or scales, use but three-fourths of the ingredients ; and, if
you think proper, you may cover the inside of your croque
en bouche with apricot marmalade, &c., strewing over it some
bruised macaroons. If you cannot serve you croque en
bouche immediately it is ready, put it in a place moderately
warm.

N. B. The mould on which you make your croque en
bouche must not, on any account, be buttered ; it is only ne-
cessary to ascertain that it is perfectly dry.

Croque en Bouche à la Parisienne.

Make a pound and a half of croquignoles à la reine (see
Part VIII.) Let them be three-fourths of an inch in
diameter, the remaining fourth only half an inch. When
baked and cold, glaze the top and edges with sugar boiled
almost to a caramel, and place them directly in a large plain
mould perfectly dry, but putting none at the bottom.
After taking away the mould, cutout three pieces of confec-
tioner’s paste, one exactly of the same size as the top of the
croque en bouche, another of six inches in diameter, and a
third of four. Glaze the edges of the two smallest pieces
(which should be perfectly round), and then fix a double
row of croquignoles round each of them. Then fasten the
large piece of confectioner’s paste on the top of the croque
en bouche, that of six inches in diameter on the large piece,
and the smallest on the second; after which fix a small
single circle of croquignoles on the third. Finally, on the
top of all place a cup of glazed croquignoles made in a semi-
circular mould ; fixing round the edge of it a double row of
glazed croquignoles, and on them a denticulated border of the
same, cut in squares. The moment you are going to serve
it up, fill the cup with whipt cream flavoured with vanilla.

Ditto à la Reine.

The ingredients are the same as for the common croque en
bouche (page 167), but make the whole rather stiffer ; then

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form your paste into strips of half an inch thick, put four
of them together, and cut them into pieces of half an inch
square, which you put in a large sieve with a handful of
flour ; move the sieve in such a manner that the small pieces
of paste, by rolling over each other, acquire a round form,
and after the flour is run through, place them gently on the
lid of a stewpan ; after disposing of the remainder of your
strips in the same manner, and as quickly as possible, putting
them in a large stewpan with boiling water ; gently stir the
surface of the water with a spatula, and when all the pieces
of paste swim on the top and are firm to the touch, drain
them in a sieve or large cullender; when they are nearly cold,
pour over them four eggs beaten up, putting them on the
fire for a moment to egg them all alike ; after draining them
for a few minutes, lay them on plates half an inch apart, and
put them in a gentle oven ; when they are baked very crisp,
put them in two tin dish-covers, and leave them in the
mouth of the oven ; then boil two pounds and a half of
sugar to a crack , pour half of it on a large lid lightly but-
tered, and leave the remainder on the fire: when the sugar
has acquired a fine yellow tint, take it off the fire and empty
one of the covers with croques en bouche in it, stirring them
lightly with a spatula that they may be all regularly covered
with sugar; with half of them (putting the other half the
meanwhile in the mouth of the oven) begin covering the
inside of a large mould (which has been very lightly but-
tered) in the same manner as a nougat, but as quickly and as
lightly as possible, and in a warm place, placing the croques
en bouche as fast as they are taken out of the pan on a hot
lid of a stewpan to prevent their getting cold ; when the
pan is empty put in the remainder of the sugar, melt it' over
a moderate fire, stirring well with a spatula, and as soon as
it is of the same colour as the former, pour the remaining
croques en bouche in it, and finish covering your mould in
the same manner as you begun ; when cold turn the mould
on a piece of paste of the same size, and put your croque
en bouche in a dry place. If you wish your croque en bouche
to be rose-coloured, add a small infusion of cochineal to the
sugar.

Sect. VIII. — Large Nougat a la Turque.

Blanch and wash four pounds of sweet almonds, cut
them in fillets and dry them, without discolouring them, in

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a gentle oven ; divide them afterwards into two parts, one
of which put back in the oven, letting them remain till
they have acquired a light brown colour ; then, after placing
half of the white almonds in the mouth of the oven, put
seven ounces of very fine crystalized sugar in a small pan
on a moderate fire, and the moment it begins to boil, stir
that part only which bubbles up with the spatula, so that it
melts equally without taking colour. As soon as it looks
very clear and bright, pour the white almonds into it ; stir
them lightly with the spatula, but do not leave the pan on
the fire ; and the moment they have acquired a very bril-
liant appearance, butter your board very lightly, and spread
them, as gently and as expeditiously as possible, three inches
in width and twenty-five inches in length, upon it ;* then
place a piece of pasteboard, of one inch and a quarter in
width and twenty-four inches in length, upon the almonds,
and cut them in two straight strips, each of the width of the
pasteboard, following the edge of the pasteboard with the
greatest exactness ; place one of the strips of almonds round
the inside of a plain mould of twelve inches in height, nine
in diameter at the opening, and eight at the bottom ; join
the ends very neatly together, and then place the other strip
round the outside of the bottom of the mould, in order to
give it a circular form ; after which put it on a baking-
plate, and place it for one minute in the mouth of the oven.
While you have been thus occupied, an assistant should
have prepared half of the coloured almonds with seven
ounces of sugar, which you now divide into two strips in
the same manner as the former, except that the sugar should
boil till it has acquired a reddish tint before the almonds are
put in , then place one of these strips of coloured almonds
above the white circle in the mould, joining the two ends as
before ; after which place another white circle in the same
manner over it, and then again a coloured one. In the mean
time the pan should be cleaned, and the remainder of the
white almonds prepared as before described ; after which
they should be divided into two strips, and disposed of as
before: while you are thus engaged, the remainder of the
coloured almonds should be prepared and divided into two
strips, and placed in the same manner as before ; the whole

That is, if the mould is eight inches in diameter ; but if the did-
meter is nine inches, the length should be twenty-seven inches • and
on the contrary, if the diameter is only seven inches, the length should
be but twenty-two inches. h

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thus forms a nougat, composed of alternate circles of whitish
and coloured almonds, which produce a very fine effect: all
the parings of the different strips of almonds now put in
the oven, and, after melting four ounces of fine sugar ; and
fastening together the edges of the different circles of the
nougat with it, mix the almonds, which you had put in the
oven, with the sugar that remains in the pan, and then pour
the whole into the mould in order to close the top of the
nougat ; after having taken away the mould, you may orna-
ment the top with four balls, placing on them four half-moons,
the whole made either of almonds, in the same manner as
the nougat, or of spun sugar. As the greatest despatch is
necessary in all the operations of a nougat of this descrip-
tion, in order to execute them in a creditable manner two
persons are absolutely necessary for the task.

Ditto à la Française.

Take six ounces of very green pistachios, cut each pista-
chio crosswise into five equal parts, and dry them in the
mouth of the oven ; when they are perfectly dry mix them
in a small earthern vessel with six ounces of coarse sugar ;
afterwards blanch four pounds of sweet almonds, and after
cutting each almond in two, and again into five fillets of
equal size, dry them in a gentle oven, and as soon as they
begin to look a little yellow, take them out ; then put one
pound and a half of them in the oven again ; and in the
mean time put twelve ounces of pounded sugar in a middle-
sized pan on a moderate fire, and as soon as it begins to boil,
stir, with a spatula, the part only which bubbles up, and
afterwards the whole gradually as it dissolves. When the
sugar has acquired a clear red colour, take the pan off the
fire, and add to it immediately the pound and a half of
almonds, which should be quite hot; and while stirring
them lightly with the spatula, pour a third of them, after
they have all acquired a fine reddish yellow colour, on a
middle-sized baking-plate made a little warm, putting the
remainder of them in the mouth of the oven ; then place
half of the coarse sugar and pistachios on a plate, and after
extending part of the almonds which are on the baking-
plate, place them first on the coarse sugar and pistachios,
and then in a mould shaped like half a melon, which must
be perfectly dry ; do the same with the remainder of the
almonds on the baking-plate, pressing them lightly in the
crevices of the mould with a lemon, so as not to crush the
sugar that is between them and the mould : dispose of the

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remainder of the almonds and sugar in the same manner,
and put all the pieces successively, and as expeditiously as
possible, in the mould,* taking care not to carry them higher
than within about half an inch from the rim. While the first
half of the nougat is getting cold in the mould, put a pound
of the dried almonds in the oven again to Avarm ; then make
your pan hot, in order to take out the remainder^ of the
nougat, pouring in at the same time boiling water to loosen
the sugar. As soon as the sugar is dissolved, pour the
water off, and after wiping the pan very carefully, boil in it
ten ounces of sugar as before, adding to it the almonds,
which must be of the same colour as those in the mould ; then
place the almonds in the mould with the same precautions as
the first, and Avhile they are getting cold, warm your pan to
loosen the almonds that remain in it ; then weigh the rest of
the dried almonds and put them in the oven, after which dis-
solve as usual half their Aveight in sugar, adding the almonds
to it as soon as they are hot enough. The whole now form in
small fluted moulds into eighteen small tiougats ; then join
together the two halves of the large nougat Avith four ounces
of sugar boiled to a little more than a crack, Avhich will form
a complete melon, to be fastened with a large spoonful of
very hot sugar on a small pedestal of two inches in height
and three in diameter, made of the parings and fragments of
the large nougat, and fixed on a strong piece of confectioner’s
paste of fourteen inches in diameter ; round it put some
fragments of the nougat dipped in sugar, and place the small
nougat round the edge of the piece of confectioner’s paste,
strewing on it the remainder of the coarse sugar and pista-
chios. To hide the joints of the melon, fasten on them some
small fragments of nougat with coarse sugar and pistachios.
On the top oi the melon fix a small tuft of green or white
pastry or of spun sugar : if, as a further embellishment, you
wish to represent the melon as being cut, proceed in this
manner .-—When you make the second half of the nougat, do
not put any almonds on one of the divisions or ribs in the
mould, but cover it afterwards by itself one-third of an
inch thick; and when the Jiougat is mounted on its pedestal,
&c., make four ounces of very white spun sugar, which, after
being doubled several times, should be a foot in length ’• then
cut off, longwise, about one-third, and fix it on the inside
of the detached piece of nougat, in imitation of the natural

* 7,h* al”on‘ls an<J su£ar should bestirred now and then, and but
gently, as the almonds are very brittle.

174 THE ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C.

colour of that part of a melon ; afterwards divide the re-
mainder of the spun sugar in two, and a half again into two,
all longwise ; and then fasten the two quarters on the two
sides of the interior rim of the aperture ; then, in the re-
mainder of the sugar boiled to a crack, glaze a dozen very
fine white sweet almonds, which have been previously dried
for a few minutes in the oven, and with very hot sugar fix
them near the edge on the spun sugar of the detached piece,
paying particular attention to the manner in which it is to be
placed.

Ditto à la Parisienne.

Prepare four pounds of almonds in the same manner as
directed in the preceding receipt, and when dried, make one
pound and a half of them into a nougat, with fourteen ounces
of sugar, covering with it the inside of a fluted mould, in
the same manner as the nougat à la Française, with the omis-
sion of the pistachios and coarse sugar ; when the mould is
covered as high as the rim, melt seven ounces of sugar, ex-
ercising the same precautions as before, and add to it twelve
ounces of almonds, made hot; then form nearly the whole
into two half rounds, by means of a semi-circular mould of
six inches in diameter, and when they are both cold, fasten
them together with a little sugar boiled to a caramel ; with
the remainder of the almonds and sugar make a small
pedestal of two inches in diameter : then put the rest of
your almonds in the oven to warm, after which dissolve
half their weight of sugar in the usual manner, and, when
lightly coloured, add them to it. Pour this nougat, two
almonds thick, four inches wide and six inches long, on a
sheet of copper, and strew some coarse sugar over it, press-
ing it lightly down ; when nearly cold, cut the whole into
twenty-four small pieces of half an inch square ; afterwards
fasten, with some caramel, the large fluted. nougat on a piece
of confectioner’s paste of fourteen inches in diameter ; then
your small pedestal, exactly in the centre and on the top of
the former, and then the ball of nougat on the top ot the
pedestal, taking care that the joint runs across it, in order to
mask it with greater facility; for which purpose, make four
ounces of spun sugar, eighteen inches in length, and after
doubling it two or three times, cut off a piece eighteen inches
in length by two inches wide, and place it round the centre
of the ball; then cut another strip of sugar of an inch m
width, which, after being pressed down with a blade ot a
knife to make it firmer, cut into pieces of an inch square.

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cutting each again in a diagonal direction, so as to form two
triangles ; these triangular pieces fasten on the edges of the
strip of spun sugar that goes round the centre of the ball, by
making one of the sides hot, and placing it quickly on the
sugar; with part of the remaining spun sugar make a kind
of plume, of three inches in height, and fix it on the centre
of the ball, forming the rest into balls, and fixing one on
each panel of the large nougat. Lastly, place the small
nougats, covered with coarse sugar, obliquely round the
edge of the piece of confectioner's paste.

This nougat should be of a clear light colour.

Ditto à la Chantilli).

Blanch four pounds of sweet almonds, split each almond
in two, and dry them in a gentle oven ; as soon as they are
lightly coloured take them out, and after weighing one pound
and a half of them, which you place in the mouth of the
oven, put fourteen ounces of pounded sugar in a middle-
sized pan with a glass of water, and as soon as it boils take
off the scum, and let it boil to a caramel;* when it has ac-
quired a fine reddish colour, take it immediately off the fire,
and pour it over the almonds which are in the mouth of the
oven, stirring them lightly with a spatula, until the whole
are well mixed together; then form your nougat in a large
plain mould, of nine inches in diameter and nine inches in
height (divided horizontally in three parts), in the same
manner as the nougat à la Française (see page 87), except,
that before you put the almonds in the mould, place them
on four ounces of coarsely pounded sugar, mixed with four
ounces of small currants, well washed and dried. With the
remainder of the almonds, and full half their weight of sugar
make, in a semicircular mould of seven inches in diameter
and two inches in height, a cup, also ornamented with cur-
l ants and coarse sugar ; after fastening the cup on a small
pedestal, also made of nougat, fix it in the centre of the large
nougat, which you fasten on a piece of confectioner’s paste of
twelve inches in diameter. Afterwards make of spun suo-ar
a cup similar to the former, and fix with the remainder5 of
the sugar a border of small pearls, made of white puff paste.

The aclchüon of the water to the sugar will give the almonds a
more brilliant appearance, but at the same time it will render the
sugar liabie to grain, if not properly attended to four or five minutes
after the almonds have been added to it ; sugar without water is to

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round the edge of the cup of nougat, and upon the rim a row
of small coronets, of an inch in diameter, also made of white
puff paste. The cup of spun sugar is then placed, like a
cover, upon that of nougat, and a small ball, also of spun
sugar, fixed on the top of it. A circle of small rings, made
of white puff paste, is then fastened round the piece of con-
fectioner’s paste, at one-sixth of an inch from the edge, with
its surface covered with pistachios. The moment you are
going to serve it up, nearly fill the cup made of nougat with
whipt cream, flavoured with vanilla : it should not be quite
full, as it would touch the cover of spun sugar which is placed
upon it, and spoil it.

Sect. IX. — A Sultana, with Columns surmounted by

AN ARCHED CUPOLA.

To make a sultana of this description, have two copper or
tin moulds ; one formed like a cupola, eight inches in dia-
meter, having six arches, each three inches in the span and
an inch apart at the base ; the other plain, forming a double
basis or pedestal, of nine inches in diameter at the bottom ;
the lower division of which should be three inches in height,
and the upper only one. In addition to these, two other
small copper pans are required, each four inches and a half
in diameter by two inches and a half in height, having
round handles, four inches in height and one in diameter,
fixed nearly straight, at half an inch from the edge; the
spout should be two inches from the handle, and each pan
should weigh only twelve ounces. Being provided with
these utensils, and likewise with a closely covered pan of
filtered river water, having a silver spoon in it, proceed
thus : Take three pounds of the best crystalized sugar, and
after breaking it in small lumps (a little larger than for
coffee), put them in an earthen vessel or stewpan, and cover
it over ; after this, put eight of the lumps in one of the pans
first mentioned, and pour on them three table-spoonsful of
the filtered river water ; let it stand one minute, and then
place the pan on a stove of seven or eight inches wide, in
which there is a clear fire.* When the sugar boils thoroughly,
add to it half a pinch of calcinated alum, mixed with an

* This stove should be used for nothing but boiling the sugar,
for if other things are nut round it, the sugar will be liable to become
discoloured, particularly on the side where those things are.

THE RO VAE PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C. 17 7

equal quantity of cream of tartar, both reduced to a very
fine powder, which will cause it to throw up some white
bubbles. As soon as the surface of the sugar assumes a
brilliant appearance, arid the bubbles are thicker and less
numerous, dip the point of a small knife in the sugar, and
immediately after dip it in a little cold water, which should
be placed close to the pan; press the sugar between your
fingers, dipping them with the sugar in the water, and if, on
quitting the point of the knife, it breaks freely, the sugar is
boiled to a crack.* However, to be sure of it, let the sugar
throw up a dozen more bubbles ; after which take the pan
immediately off the fire, and put it in a cool place. As soon
as the sugar becomes very thick, carry it to a moderately
warm place, perfectly free from a current of colder air ;
then, with your left hand, take the plain mould (which you
have previously and very lightly rubbed all over with a
little oil), and hold it as high as your waist, while you hold
the pan of sugar with your right hand as high as your
breast, gently turning it on one side, so as to make the sugar
run to the end of the spout. Then, as quickly and as regu-
larly exact as possible, move your right arm backwards and
forwards, to the distance of six inches, at the same time let-
ting the sugar run out, or rather spin out, to the fineness of
a common thread ; when the sugar becomes too cold to spin,
put the pan on the edge of the stove again, with the spout
towards the fire', in order to loosen the sugar that might
have stuck to it while you were spinning. As soon as the
sugar is sufficiently hot, without boiling or becoming dis-
coloured, take the pan gently off the fire, and continue the
spinning as betore, until all the sugar in the first pan is used ;
then boil, according to the same directions, the same quan-
tity in the other pan, and as soon as it is ready spin it as you
did the other. The first pan having in the mean time been
cleaned, by boiling in it some water, and made ready to be
used by the time the other is empty, proceed again in the
same manner, using the two pans alternately, in order not
to stand still, until the whole of the mould is covered, parti-
cularly the bottom of it, which should be thicker with sugar
than any other part . Nine boilings of sugar will be suffi-
cient for the operation. After this, place the points of two
small knives on the bottom of the mould, and, while an as-
sistant holds them, place both your hands on the lower part
of the spun sugar, moving it gently to separate it from the

* These three o; erations should be performed as quickly as possible.

178 TH lî ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C.

mould ; when it is loosened, leave it in the mould till it is
wanted. Now cover the cupola, after it is lightly oiled,
with three boilings of sugar, the same as before, taking care
to cover the bottom of the arches rather thick, in order to
give them a greater degree of firmness ; after which loosen
the sugar from the mould in the same manner as before.
When these two parts of the sultana are finished thus far,
boil eight or nine lumps of sugar with four table-spoonsful
of filtered water, and the same quantity of powdered alum
and cream of tartar, as before, and as soon as it is cold
enough to spin, place the pan aslant, handle upwards, in a
middle-sized stewpan, with hot ashes on the side of the
stove, underneath which place close together five large
baking-plates, with your right foot on the middle one ; then
take a large knife in your left hand, holding it up as high
as your breast* and with its point over the pan, while with
the right hand you take two silver forks, after the handles
of them have been wrapped round with half a sheet of paper,
and tied closely together with some packthread, holding
them between your fingers as you would a writing pen ;
then dip their points half way in the sugar, and immediately
begin turning it, by gently turning your wrist two or three
times, till you have raised the forks above the blade of the
knife, when you turn your wrists as quickly as possible, -j-
continuing to raise the forks until they are as high as
your forehead. As fast as you use the sugar on the forks
dip them again in the hot sugar, taking care not to touch
the bottom of the pan, as that would render the sugar
liable to grain ; when the sugar is too cold to spin, place
the pan on the corner of the stove with the spout towards
the fire, and as soon as it is hot enough, pursue the opera-
tion till the sugar is used ; and then remove it off the blade
of the knife, by taking it in your right hand and sliding
the sugar on your left, which, for that purpose, you raise
at least a foot ; then cut off the lower extremities of the
sugar which are necessarily uneven, and, after passing the
blade of your knife underneath the whole mass, lay it
directly on the working-board, taking care that the place
where you put it is perfectly dry ; then cut it in two, and
place the thinnest part on the thickest, and put the whole on

* By holding your left hand in this position, your sugar will be at

least four feet long. . . .

f In this manner the wrist may be turned 250 times in a minute,
which will give you at least 500 yards of spun sugar.

THE KOYAL PAKISTAN PASTRYCOOK, &C. 179

a baking-plate ; after spinning three times the same quantity
of sugar and disposing of it in a similar manner, commence
grouping your sultana as follows : — Cut three pieces of your
spun sugar (doubled as before stated) seven inches in length,
taking care that all the six single pieces be as nearly as possible
of the same thickness ; press them down with the blade of a
large knife, and then roll each single piece longwise, so as
to form it into a column of seven inches in length, the shaft
of which should be an inch in diameter at the bottom, and
five-tenths of an inch towards the top ; then make six
plinths of one inch and three-quarters square and a quarter
of an inch thick ; also six bases of one inch and three-quar-
ters square and a quarter of an inch thick, together with
some small strips of a quarter of an inch in width, which
you fix along the edges of the arches of the cupola. On
the centre of each of those arches place a small ball of spun
sugar, and another but a little larger on the centre of the
cupola. Before you use the sugar, take care to press it down,
in order to make it thicker, and thereby give it a greater de-
gree of firmness ; then cut off a piece of the spun sugar of
four inches in length by six in width, double it longwise,
and roll it up lightly, putting another piece of two inches in
length round it in case it should not be three inches in cir-
cumference ; then lay a round piece of paper doubled of fif-
teen inches in diameter on a baking-plate, and place upon it
a round piece of confectioner’s paste of twelve inches in dia-
meter : in the middle of this piece of paste fix with some
very hot sugar a cup of almond paste (which has been
coloured in the oven) of eight inches in diameter and only
three in depth ; fill it with cream, flavoured with vanilla.
Then take the basis or pedestal of spun sugar out of the
plain mould and place it over the cup, fastening it to the
piece of confectioner’s paste by pouring a little hot sugar
round the bottom edge ; then with a small pair of tongs
take a hot coal and hold the top of one of the columns close
to it. As soon as the sugar begins to melt and forms itself
into little balls like pins-heads, place that part of the column
right in the centre of one the plinths, and then proceed to
fix the other five -in the same manner;* then put the six
small bases, at equal distances, close to the edge of the upper
basis of the sultana ; and as soon as you have placed them
in regular order, take one and hold the bottom close to the

This method is better than fastening the spun sugar with liquid

180 TH K ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C.

hot coal ; as soon as it begins to melt, fix it in its former
place, and then fasten the others in the same manner ; after
this, place upright in the middle of it the piece of spun
sugar which you had rolled up, in the centre of which you
fasten a small tuft of spun sugar of two inches in height so
as to form a kind of cascade ; then melt the bottom of each
column a little as before, and fix each upright on its proper
basis, taking particular care that the angles correspond ex-
actly with those of the plinths. As soon as they have all
been properly fixed, gently place the cupola of spun sugar
upon them, and in such a manner that all the arches may
rest perpendicularly on the tops of the six columns. To fasten
the cupola, take six small fillets of spun sugar, which you
warm as before, and fix one of them exactly on the top of
each plinth so as to fasten the plinth and cupola together ;
afterwards strew some chopped pistachios on the edge of the
piece of confectioner’s paste, and then serve up your sultana
immediately.

N. B. Pieces of this description should be kept in a dry
place, and if the weather be damp while you are making
them, the doors and windows should be kept shut; though,
in that case, it is advisable not to begin spinning your sugar
till just before it is wanted.

Ditto, en Surprise.

Make three pieces of confectioner’s paste, one of thirteen
inches in diameter, the other of eight, and the third of three ;
also, of the same paste, a kind of column six inches in height
and three inches in diameter, all of a fine colour; then make
eighteen pieces of almond paste, two inches in diameter and
two in height, and with the parings form a half-round,
seven inches in diameter and three in height. The eighteen
pieces, with the half-round, put in a gentle oven, that they
may be lightly coloured; then give twelve turns to six
ounces of puff-paste, and after rolling it out to a little more
than an inch in thickness, cut out twelve palm-leaves of
three inches in length, which you bake very white ; after-
wards make a pedestal of nougat of seven inches in diameter
by two in height. All this being done, take a semicircular
mould of eight or nine inches in diameter, and, after oiling
the inside very lightly, and then wiping it out with a nap-
kin, cover it with spun sugar, spinning it from the pan, as
directed page 178, but rather thicker, in order to make it
firmer. When the sugar is cold, take it out of the mould
and form another half-round in the same manner. Spin

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afterwards, with your forks (see page 178), eighteen small
half-rounds, two inches in diameter ; but should you not have
sufficient time for this operation, boil three times the usual
quantity of sugar for spinning, and form it into nine balls of
two inches and a half in diameter, each of which cut in two
with a thin and sharp knife which will give you eighteen
small half-rounds. In the centre of each of them place a
small ball of half an inch in diameter, fastening it with a hot
coal, in the same manner as mentioned in the preceding
receipt, page 180. After this, make also a kind of tuft or
plume of spun sugai', of two inches in height and one in
width (wider at the top than at the bottom), and fasten it in
the centre of one of the large half-rounds of spun sugar.
These preparatory operations being finished, put your sul-
tana together in the following manner : — After cutting the
three pieces of confectioner’s paste quite round, moisten the
edges with white of egg, and roll them on green almonds,
chopped very fine. Put also some white of egg lightly on
the ends of the palm-leaves, and gently cover them likewise
with green almonds ; then fasten the pedestal of nougat in
the centre of the largest piece of confectioner's paste, and the
second piece, viz., that of eight inches in diameter, on the
top of the pedestal ; next take the column made of con-
fectioner’s paste, cutting an inch off one end, and fix it up-
right in the centre of the piece of paste which you have
placed on the pedestal of nougat. Round this column fasten
the twelve palm-leaves so as to imitate the head of a palm-
tree, and then fix the smallest piece of confectioner’s paste on
the top of it. In the centre of this piece of paste fasten the
large half round of spun sugar reversed, so as to represent
a cup, and then fix the small bit of confectioner’s paste which
you had cut off the column, upright in the middle, at the
bottom of the cup. On this small pedestal fasten the half-
round of almond paste (also upside down, like a cup), and
fill it with whipt cream flavoured with vanilla; then gently
take the second half-round of spun sugar by the bottom of
the tuft, and place it exactly on the edge of the other half-
round, so that both together may form a perfect globe of
spun sugar. Finally, after putting a little cream on the
small pieces of almond paste, place on each of them one of
the small half-rounds of spun sugar, and arrange them round
the edge of the largest piece of confectioner’s paste. The
whole being thus finished, serve it up directly.

N. B. Instead of the cup with whipt cream, you may
place inside the globe of spun sugar, either a handsome nose-

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gay of fine spring flowers— such as violets, roses, pinks, jessa-
mine, Sic., whose various hues, and bright colours, seen
through the transparent sides of the globe, will produce a
very fine effect — or a few small sprigs of the lily of the
valley, myrtle, and orange, when in bloom.

Ditto, formed like a Turban.

Take a mould of nine inches square, formed like half a
cushion ; cover it with a piece of almond paste, and put it
in a gentle oven, so that it may be lightly coloured. After
making the other half in the same manner, fasten them both
together on a large piece of confectioner’s paste of twelve or
fourteen inches in diameter, either square or round ; then,
in a semicircular mould of nine inches in diameter and the
same in height, spin, from a pan of sugar, a half-round of a
gold colour, and afterwards, separately, with the forks, four
boilings of very white sugar, two of which you form into a
drapery round the bottom of the half-round, in imitation of
the folds of a turban, fixing in the centre a large half-moon,
with an aigrette or plume, on the top of it ; and on the upper
part of the half-round a handsome crown — ornaments which
are all made of very white spun sugar. When your sultana
is decorated in this manner, gently place it on the cushion,
the middle of which you have filled with cream à la Chantilly,
and place on each of the four corners an acorn of spun sugar.

N. B. Instead of spun sugar you may cover the mould
with a piece of almond paste of a rose or sky-blue colour,
which will make the ornaments of spun sugar, whether silver
or gold-coloured, appear to very great advantage.

Ditto, formed like a Cascade.

Make a piece of confectioner’s paste of twelve inches in
diameter, also a column of either confectioner’s or almond
paste of two inches in diameter and nine in height ; then
spin, from the pan of sugar, in a semicircular mould, a very
white half-round of ten inches in diameter and three in
height ; then another in a mould of eight inches in diameter
by three in height; and, lastly, a third of six inches in
diameter and two in height ; after which spin two or three
boilings of sugar with the forks; then place on the piece of
confectioner’s paste another made of almond paste of eight
inches in diameter by two in height, with a hole in the centre
of two inches and one-third in width, fixing upright in it the
paste column. Next, fill the inside of the piece of almond
paste with whipt cream flavoured with coffee, and after

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✓ making a hole of two inches and a half in the centre of the
largest half-round of spun sugar, place it on the piece of con-
fectioner’s paste so as to cover that of almond paste; then
place the second half-round on the top of the first, and the
third on the second, but reversed like a cup, with a fountain
of spun sugar of six inches in height and two in diameter,
in the centre, fastening round it, four inches high, some
spùn sugar, to represent a sheet of water. Place, likewise,
some spun sugar round the edge of the cup, as well as round
the half-round, so as to form a cascade. The largest and
second half-rounds may be made of almond paste instead of
spun sugar, and either very white, rose-coloured, green, or
sky-blue.

Sect. X. — A Custard a la Portugaise.

Select from one hundred pippins thirty-six of the finest;
and after scooping them out in the usual manner, put them
successively in a large stewpan, with the juice of two lemons,
two spoonsful of pounded sugar, and a sufficient quantity of
water to cover them entirely. After preparing eighteen
apples in this manner, put them in a pan with three-quarters
of a pound of sugar, the peel of two lemons, cut very thin,
and a sufficient quantity of water to boil them easily.
W hile they are boiling, scoop out the remaining eighteen ;
and as soon as those on the fire are nearly done, drain them
on a large plate; then put the rest, which have been scooped,
in the pan ; and while they are boiling, cut the remainder
of your apples in quarters, peel them, and cut out the cores,
fhe apples which are boiling take off the fire in their liquor
befoj e they are quite done, and put on those cut in quarters^
which, after simmering for twenty minutes, stir with the
spatula, and put them on a sharp fire in order to dry them
quickly. As soon as this marmalade is a little firm, add to
it a potful of apricot marmalade and four ounces of butter,
and afterwards rub it through a horsehair sieve ; then make
a ciust of paste, as for “hot pies,” and not thicker than
nine inches in diameter by five or six in height, and put it
m a very smooth baking-plate. Cover the bottom with a
fourth part of the apple marmalade, and place on it twelve
whole apples, the insides of which you have filled with
apricot marmalade; then add one-third of the apple marma-
lade, upon which you place again twelve whole apples, filled
as before. Cover them with half of the remaining marma-
fade, and then add twelve more apples, the same as the

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preceding ; after which, you mask the whole with the rest
of the marmalade. Then pinch the sides of the crust ; and
after putting a piece of pastebord round it, similar to that
which you put round a “ cold pie ” (see p. 141), put your
custard in a clear oven. An hour after cover it, in order
that the top may acquire a fine reddish colour. Let it bake
three hours, and then slip a large stewpan-lid under the
crust and take it off the baking-plate ; then mask the crust
all round with very transparent apricot-marmalade, and
cover the top of the custard with a potful of apple jelly cut
in slices. Place it on a plate covered with a damask napkin,
and serve it up directly.

The moment you serve it up your may cover the custard
with half a large méringué à la Parisienne (see p. .157), or
with half a round of spun sugar ; but, in the latter case,
the custard should be cold. The apples may also be deco-
rated with preserved grapes, cherries, or angelica, or with
pistachios and currants.

Dillo à la Suisse.

Put nine glasses of milk and eight ounces of butter in a
large stewpan. When it begins to boil, take it off' the fire,
and add eighteen or twenty ounces of sifted flour, mixing
the whole with a wooden spoon, so as to form it into a
softish and smooth paste ; afterwards put it for four or five
minutes on a moderate fire to dry. Then put your paste
into another pan, and add to it a pound of Gruyère cheese,
grated, a small Viry cheese, a small table-spoonful of white
pepper (pounded), two of pounded sugar, and four eggs ;
then four more eggs, six yolks, and eight ounces of Gruyère
cheese, cut as small as dice. The whole, after having been
well mixed together, should form a softish paste, like that
for common choux ; if not, add another egg or two ; then
beat up the whites of six eggs very soft, and add them to
the other ingredients, together with six table-spoonsful of
cream à la Chantilly. Pour the whole quite hot in a crust
made like that for the custard à la Portugaise, described
in the last receipt, and put three sheets of buttered paper
round it, so as to form a border of ten inches in height ;
then put it in a moderate oven, and let it bake two hours
and a half. Serve it up quite hot.

Ditto à la Milanaise.

Put nine glasses of milk and eight ounces of butter in a
large stewpan ; and as soon as it boils, add as much rice

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flour as will make into rather a stiffish kind of crème pâtis-
sière. Having dried this cream a few minutes, put it into
another stewpan, and add to it six ounces of butter, a small
Viry cheese, one pound and a half of Parmesan cheese,
grated, four eggs, a spoonful of ground white pepper, and
two of pounded sugar ; then four more eggs and four yolks.
When the whole has been well mixed, the paste will be as soft
as that for choux. Then beat up the white of six eggs very
stiff, and add them to the other ingredients, with six spoons-
ful of whipt cream. Mix it all well together, and pour
it into a crust, similar to the former. Put it in a moderate
oven, and let it bake two hours or two hours and a half.
Serve it up boiling hot.

Ditto à la Parisienne.

Take fifty very sound pippins, and, after peeling and
cutting them in quarters, put them in a large stewpan, with
eight ounces of butter, four of pounded sugar, and a potful
of apricot marmalade. Put some fire on the lid, and then
place the pan on a moderate fire, for a few minutes only,
in order that the apples may remain whole; then take a
pound of Carolina rice, eight ounces of butter, eight of sugar,
on which you have grated the peel of four fine lemons, a
pinch of salt, and eight or nine glasses of milk, and boil the
whole (as directed in p. 99). When done, add to it the
yolks of ten eggs ; afterwards make a crust the same as for
custard à la Portugaise. Cover the bottom of it with a
fourth part of the rice, and then add forty-eight quarters of
apples, which, as well as the rice, should be cold. Cover
these apples with one-third of the rice ; add the same quan-
tity of apples as before ; and proceed in this manner till you
have disposed of the whole of the rice and apples, reserving
the finest quarters of the latter to lay on the surface of
the custard. Pinch and decorate the crust as usual ; put a
piece of pasteboard round (as directed in p. 141), and place
it in a clear oven. After baking an hour, cover it, in order
that the top may have a fine yellow colour. When it has
been two hours or two hours and a half in the oven, take
off the pasteboard ; and if the crust be rather soft, put it
back for about half an hour. When done, cover the surface
with apple or currant jelly, or with apricot marmalade; put
in also some on the rim of the crust.

Ditto with Apricots.

Take sixty-two fine red apricots, but not too ripe, split

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them in two, and blanch them a few at a time in half a
pound of sugar and four glasses of water. As soon as the
skin comes off easily, drain them in different plates ; and
when they have all been blanched, drain what remains of
the sirup through a sieve, and reduce it as you would other
preserves ; then boil the same quantity of rice, as before,
with the addition of twelve ounces of muscadine raisins ;
and proceed in the same manner, with this difference, — that
each time you put a layer of apricots in the crust, you add
two or three spoonsful of sirup, or you may, instead, reserve
the sirup to mask the custard the moment it is served up ;
but the first mode is the better of the two.

With peaches, plums, and cherries, the custard may be
covered with a large meringué, the same as that à la Pari-
sienne.

Ditto à la Turque.

Take one pound and a half of Carolina rice, put it on the
fire with cold water, and as soon as it boils, strain it through
a sieve ; then put it in a large stewpan, with twelve glasses
of milk, a pound of butter, the same quantity of pounded
sugar, on which you have grated the peel of four oranges
or citrons, and a grain of salt. Place the pan on a moderate
fire, and stir it a little, that the rice may gradually swell
without breaking. When it is done, add two pounds of
fine currants, well washed and dried in a napkin, the yolks
of twelve eggs, a few spoonsful of cream à la Chantilly to
make the whole rather soft, and afterwards the twelve
whites beaten up. Pour all these ingredients in a crust of
nine inches in diameter, prepared as the preceding ; put it
in a moderate oven, and let it bake two hours and a half.
When done, salamander it, and send it up directly.

This custard may also be made without currants.

Custard of Potatoes.

Roast thirty fine large potatoes in the ashes, peeling and
trimming them, so as to preserve nothing but the inside ;
bruise three pounds of them, with a pound of the best but-
ter ; adding afterwards the yolks of twelve eggs, a pound
of pounded sugar, two ounces of dried orange flour, a good
pinch of salt, a few spoonsful of cream à la Chantilly, and
finally the whites of twelve eggs, beaten up very stiff.
Then pour the whole in a crust, like the preceding, put it
in a moderate oven, and let it bake two hours and a half,
or longer, if necessary. Glaze it before you serve it up.

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Ditto, of Chesnuts.

Roast a quantity of chesnuts in the ashes, peel them, and
then bruise three pounds of them, with a pound of butter.
When the whole has been well mixed together, add twelve
ounces of pounded sugar, the yolks of twelve eggs, a pinch
of salt, and a few spoonsful of whipt cream. Beat up the
whites very stiff, add them to the other ingredients, and then
finish as usual.

Ditto, of Nouille, flavoured with Vanilla.

Steep four cloves of vanilla in twelve glasses of milk,
place it for twenty minutes on the corner of the stove ;
then strain it through a napkin, and put it on the fire again.
When it boils, add the yolks of twelve eggs, made into
paste « nouille (as directed in p. 14) ; and, a few minutes
after, a pound of butter, a pound of pounded sugar, and a
pinch of salt. After stirring the whole with a spatula,
place the pan on some hot ashes, and let it simmer, in order
that the paste may swell and become mellow. Then add
the yolks of twelve eggs, with a few spoonsful of whipt
cream, mixing with it the twelve whites. The remainder of
the process is the same as before.

Ditto, of Vermicelli, flavoured with Lemon-Peel.

Grate the peel of four fine lemons on a piece of sugar,
weighing a pound. Put this sugar into twelve glasses of
boiling milk, adding, gradually, a pound and eight ounces
of good vermicelli. After boiling a few minutes, add
twelve ounces of butter, and then place the pan on some
hot ashes, in order to make the vermicelli swell. When
done, add a pinch of salt, the yolks of twelve eggs, and
several spoonsful of whipt cream. Beat up afterwards the
twelve whites, and finish as before.

Ditto, of Crème Pâtissière, flavoured with Chocolate.

Steep a clove of vanilla and twelve ounces of good cho-
colate for a quarter of an hour in twelve glasses of boiling-
milk, then strain the milk through a napkin, and dilute the
chocolate which remains with a few spoonsful of the milk,
and then pour it into a small bason ; next put three-quarters
of a pound of flour, with four whole eggs and twelve yolks,
into a large stewpan ; and after adding the milk and a pinch
of salt to it, put it on a moderate fire, and stir it continually
with a spatula. As soon as the cream begins to thicken.

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take it off the fire, to prevent its getting lumpy, and add
eight ounces of pounded sugar and six of butter ; after which
let it dry for a quarter of an hour, and stir it continually,
to prevent its catching. When it is rather cold, add the
chocolate and six ounces of sweet macaroons, bruised, when
the whole will be about as thick as common crème pâtissière;
if not, add to it a few more spoonsful of whipt cream ; then
beat up the whites of the twelve eggs, and add them to the
other ingredients; the whole of which is now put in a crust,
and finished as before directed.

Any other of the crème pâtissière, described in Part VII.
may be used.

Ditto, Anglo-Français.

Make a cremes pâtissière like the preceding, but flavoured
only with vanilla, and, when dried, add six ounces of butter,
six of pounded sugar, six of bitter macaroons (bruised), four
of currants (well washed and dried), four of muscadine
raisins (split and stoned), two of preserved citron (cut in
fillets), four drams of dried orange-flower, half a nutmeg
(grated), a pinch of salt, and half a glass of Spanish wine.
These ingredients should be made to the same consistency
as the former, and the whiles of the twelve egg s, after being
beaten up, added to it, and the whole poured into the
croustade.

Sect. XI. — French Souffles, with Vanilla.

Put two cloves of vanilla in twelve glasses of boiled
milk ; reduce it to a fourth, and then strain it through a
napkin into a large stewpan. In the meantime take a pound
of Carolina rice ; wash it in lukewarm water, and then put
it on the fire in cold water. After boiling a few minutes,
strain it through a sieve, and add it to the infusion of vanilla;
after which put it back on the fire till it boils, when you
must place the stewpan on some hot ashes, but without any
fire on the lid, that the rice may gradually break. After
boiling three-quarters of an hour, mix thoroughly with it a
pound of pounded sugar, twelve ounces of butter, and a
pinch of salt ; then let it simmer full an hour longer, when
the rice will be soft and mellow. Strain the whole through
a fine tammy, and pour it in a large stewpan placed on some
hot ashes, in order to keep it warm ; then beat up the whites
of sixteen eggs, and when they are nearly stiff, take the

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cream off the fire, and mix the sixteen yolks with it, which
will make it of the same consistency as a common creme
■pâtissière ; if not, add a little liquid whipt cream to it.
Now lightly mix with it, first, the fourth part of the whites of
eggs , and afterwards the remainder, and in the same manner
as you mix paste for biscotte. Then pour the whole into a
crust, eleven inches in diameter and three inches and a half
in height, with its sides covered all round with three pieces
of buttered paper, and bake it two hours or two hours and
a half in a moderate oven.* When it is ready to be served
up, put some hot ashes on a large baking-plate, and place
the soufflé upon it, in order to prevent its getting heavy.
In the mean time, glaze it with pounded sugar, and quickly
carry it to the door of the dining-room, where you take it
up, by means of the lid of a stewpan, and place it on a
dish covered with a damask napkin. Then take off the
sheets of paper, and serve it up directly.

Instead of the rice cream mentioned above, you may use
rice flour, or flour made of potatoes or chesnuts, which will
enable you to make the soufflé in less time ; but remember,
that rice cream considerably deserves the preference.

N. B. The preceding directions must be strictly attended
to in making all the soufflés which follow.

Ditto, with Mocha Coffee.

Roast twelve ounces of Mocha coffee, and as soon as it
has acquired a light reddish colour, put it in nine glasses of
boiling milk. After covering it over, and letting it stand
half an hour, strain it through a napkin, and finish as stated
in the preceding receipt, leaving out the vanilla.

Ditto, with Cocoa.

Having put eight ounces of cocoa in a large pan, place it
on a moderate fire, shaking it now and then, in order to give
it a good colour. Afterwards put it into ten glasses of boil-
ing milk, add a clove of vanilla, and double tbe quantity of
fine cinnamon. Cover it ; and when it has stood half an
hour, pass it through a napkin, and finish as usual.

* The crust may he baked either before hand, like the crust of a
“ hot pie, à la financière" made very thin, or. at the same time,
with the soufflé ; in which case, however, the souffle, requires a little
more baking. Of the two, the former method is to be preferred.

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Ditto, with Chocolate.

Put a clove of vanilla and twelve ounces of chocolate in
nine glasses of boiling milk. Let it stand half an hour,
and then strain the milk through a napkin. Stir the choco-
late remaining at the bottom of the pan with a spatula, till
it becomes a soft paste, and then dilute it with some of the
infusion. The remainder of the process is the same as
before.

This kind of soufflé in particular must be served up the
moment it is ready.

Ditto, with Heyven-Skine Tea.

Steep six drams of heyven-slcinc tea in nine glasses of
boiling milk. Cover it ; and after letting it stand a quarter
of an hour, finish as usual.

Ditto, with Punch.

This souffle is made with tea like the preceding ; but the
moment you mix the yolks of eggs with the other ingre-
dients, add half a glass of arrack or rum, together with the
juice of four lemons, and then finish as usual.

Ditto, with Or ange- Flower.

Steep two ounces of either fresh gathered or dried orange-
flower in nine glasses of boiling milk ; cover it, and let it
stand twenty minutes, and then strain it through a napkin.
The remainder of the process is the same.

Ditto, with Orange-Flower Grillée.

Having put eight ounces of pounded sugar in a pan,
place it on a moderate fire to melt, the same as for a nougat,
stirring it gradually till it is done. As soon as the bubbles
begin "to look red, take the pan off the fire, and mix with
the sugar two ounces of dried orange-flower, in the same
manner as for a nougat. When cold, add a glass of boiling
milk, and then place the pan on hot ashes, in order to dis-
solve the sugar gradually ; strain it afterwards through a
napkin, and add it to the other ingredients ; but observe,
that you only put in it eight ounces of pounded sugar, on
account of the eight other ounces, which you boil to a
caramel.

Ditto, with Aniseed.

Boil half a pound of sugar to a caramel, as directed in the
preceding receipt; add to it two ounces of green aniseed

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stars, and, when cold, dissolve the sugar as before, and finish
as usual.

Ditto, with Bitter Macaroons.

Steep twelve ounces of bitter macaroons in nine glassfuls of
boiling milk ; cover it, and let it stand nearly half an hour;
then strain it through a napkin, and proceed as before di-
rected, with this difference — that you use only ten ounces of
sugar, on account of the sugar in the macaroons.

Ditto, with Macaroons made with Almonds d’ Avelines.

Proceed as directed in the preceding receipt; and in case
you have no macaroons of this kind, roast four ounces of al-
monds d’ avelines. When nicely colomed and cool, pound
them, wetting them gradually with a little water to prevent
their turning to oil; then put them into nine glassfuls of milk,
nearly boiling, with three-quarters of a pound of sweet
almonds bruised.

Ditto, with Bitter Almonds.

After pounding four ounces of bitter almonds, wetted
gradually as before, put them into nine glassfuls of boilino-
milk, with three-quarters of a pound of sweet macaroons ;
cover it, and let it stand a quarter of an hour ; after which
strain it through a napkin, and finish as before directed • but
use only ten ounces of sugar, on account of the sweetne’ss of
the macaroons.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

After pounding eight ounces of pistachios with two ounces
of preserved citron, and two drams of bitter almonds steep
them in nine glassfuls of boiling milk, and after standing
fifteen or twenty minutes, strain them through a napkin
then proceed as before directed : but when it is time to put
in the whites of the eggs, add as much essence of spinage
strained through a silken sieve as will give it a verv

light green-colour. When ready, glaze it with pounded
sugar. 1

Ditto, with four hinds of Fruit.

Take a piece of sugar weighing a pound, and grate on it
the peel of a fine orange, taking care not to touch the white
skin that is underneath the rind, and to scrape off the sugar
as it becomes coloured. Proceed in the same manner with
a lemon, a citron, and a bigarade (all very ripe), and then

boilin/r WF° C °h tMe STr in nine Slassfuls ^ milk, nearly
Doping, binish as usual. *

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Ditto, with Citron.

Grate the peel of two fine citrons on a pound of sugar, put
it into nine glassfuls of milk as before, and finish as usual.

With lemon and oranges proceed in the same manner.

Ditto , au parfait Amour.

Grate the peel of two lemons and two citrons on a pound
of sugar, put it into nine glassfuls of milk nearly boiling ;
then add twelve cloves (pounded), let it stand nearly half
an hour, and then strain the infusion through a napkin ;
after which proceed as before directed.

Ditto, with Mint.

Take some fresh gathered mint, and put it into the usual
quantity of milk nearly boiling, together with the peel of
two lemons, cut very thin ; let it stand, as before directed,
and then strain the infusion through a napkin, and finish as
usual.

Ditto, with Marasquin.

Prepare your ingredients as before, but without scenting
them ; the moment you are ready to mix the whites of eggs
with them, add half a glassful of marasquin.

With rum proceed the same.

Ditto, with Pippins.

After peeling thirty-six pippins, cut them into quarters,
and again into less pieces, and boil them with half a pound
of pounded sugar, the peel of a lemon, and a glassful of
water. This marmalade being well dried, put it in a large
stewpan, and then beat up the whites of eighteen eggs very
stiff, mixing with them a pound of pounded sugar, the same
as for meringués ; add first a fourth part of the mixture to
the marmalade, and afterwards the remainder ; then put the
whole immediately in a crust of the same size, and made in
the same manner as the preceding, and place it a moderate
oven ; let it bake nearly an hour, and then glaze it with
pounded sugar.

Great care should be taken to dry the marmalade tho-
roughly, in order that it may mix well with the whites of the

eggS- ... . , , .

Ditto, with Apricots.

Cut in two forty-six fine red apricots quite ripe, and boil
them with twelve ounces of sugar into a sirup, dry the mar-
malade thoroughly, and, after rubbing it through a sieve,

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put it in a large stewpan. Then beat up the whites of
eighteen eggs very stiff, and mix them with three-quarters
of a pound of pounded sugar; after which put a few spoons-
ful of this mixture, by a little at a time, in the marma-
lade. As soon as the marmalade is sufficiently softened, add
it lightly to the white of egg, and then pour the whole in
a large crust, similar to the preceding, and place it in a
moderate oven. Let it bake full an hour, and then serve it
up directly. When apricots are out of season, make this
souffle with two pots of apricot-marmalade of a pound each,
rubbing it through a fine tammy, and taking care to dry the
marmalade in case it should be a little soft. Afterwards
beat up the whites of eighteen eggs, and add to them only

a pound of sugar. The remainder of the process is the
same.

Ditto, with Strawberries.

Pick a basket of fine strawberries, and then rub them
through a fine tammy. Afterwards beat up the whites of
mghteen eggs very stiff, and then mix them with a pound and
halt of pounded sugar, adding the juice of the strawberries
to them. Pour the whole in a crust, and finish as usual.

With raspberries, currants, and plums proceed in the
same manner. r

Another Method.

Prepare half the ingredients for a French soufflé, as di-

hm r!tin Page 118u USlng °nly the y°lks of eight eggs and
but little sugar; then mix them with the ingredients men-

till th 111 6 hei- of the three preceding receipts, though not
till they are quite ready to be put into the oven!

Soufflés with Potatoe Flour .

After having prepared one of the infusions for making
a Fiench souffle put eight ounces of potatoe-flour and
eight ounces of butter, in a middle-sized stewpan, mixing
hem well together, so as to form them into a smooîh
paste. Then dilute it first with a little of the infusion
and afterwards add the remainder with a pound of pounded
sugar and a pinch of salt. Next place1 the pan on a mo
delate fire, stirnng the ingredients continually with a spa

thif* fh? ,they r egln t0 thlcken> when you take the pan off
that the ingredients may thicken still more and nfti,. i

put them on the stove again, and dry thl ?or f S ^

nutes. When you take the pan off the fire, add th yolk s' of

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sixteen eggs, which will give the composition the con-
sistence of crane pâtissière ; should it not, however, you
must add a little more of the infusion which you have
reserved for that purpose. Then lightly mix with it the
sixteen whites of eggs, which in the mean time have been
beaten up very stiff, and pour the whole, still boiling, in a
crust, made in the same manner as for the preceeding soufflé.
Put it into a moderate oven, and let it bake an hour, or an
hour and a half ; after which glaze it, or cover it with
pounded sugar.

It is necessary to observe, that all kinds of soufflés should
be put into the oven immediately after all the ingredients
have been mixed together : and that, to insure the success of
souffles in general, it would be desirable if they could be
carried from the oven to the dining-room in portable hot
closets of at least eighteen inches square, and kept of a mo-
derate heat by means of hot ashes.

Sect. XI. — Fondus, with Parmesan Cheese.

Mix well together a pound of butter and eight ounces of
potatoe flour in a middle-sized stewpan, then add five or six
glassfuls of good cream nearly boiling, a pound of grated
Parmesan cheese, eight ounces of grated Gruyere cheese, a
small table-spoonful of fine white pepper, and a spoonful of
pounded sugar.* Let all the S6 ingredients, which are for a
pyramid of eighty cases, boil on a moderate fire, stirring
them continually, to prevent their getting lumpy. Dry them
afterwards for a few minutes, and t}ien beat up the whites of
fifteen eggs very stiff. When they are nearly ready, mix the
fifteen yolks with the other ingredients, together with a good
plateful of whipt cream well drained, which will give them
the consistence of a softish crème pâtissière ; if not, add a little
more good cream to them ; then lightly add also the whites,
and proceed immediately to fill the cases, winch you have
placed on a baking-plate, at two inches distance from each
other. Put them on a moderate fire, and let them bake in teen
or twenty minutes. Several assistants are required to fi
the eighty cases, in order that they may be put in the oven
without loss of time.

* The addition of the small quantity of sugar is necessary to soften
the tartness of the cheese, as a fondu should be perfectly mellow and
quite mild to the taste.

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Fondus should not be put in the oven till the first course
is sent up, and the company are at table, in order that they
may be ready the moment the second course is begun.

Sect. XII. — Puffed Omelets.

Put in a small earthen vessel the yolks of six eggs, six
ounces of pounded sugar, six bitter macaroons, a good pinch
of dried orange-flower (pounded), and a grain of salt. After
mixing the whole for some minutes, beat up the six whites
and add them to the other ingredients; then put two
ounces of butter in a pan, and as soon as it is melted add
your batter to it. When the omelet has become warm, turn
it by tossing it up ; and as soon as it begins to colour, fold
it in two and turn it over on a silver dish, taking care to
double the corners of the omelet underneath, in order to
give it a rounder and better appearance. Then place it in
a moderate oven, and, as soon as it has acquired a yellowish
colour, strew over it some fine sugar, and glaze it the same
as a second-course dish.

Ditto, with Vanilla.

After chopping half a clove of vanilla, pound with it two
ounces of very fine sugar, and then put it into a small
earthen vessel with the yolks of six eggs, six sweet ma-
caroons (bruised), four ounces of pounded sugar, and a
grain of salt; and finish as before directed.

Ditto, with Citron.

. Criate the peel of a fine citron on a piece of sugar, scrap-
ing off that which becomes coloured, and, after drying the
same, bruise it, and mix it with some pounded sugar, so as
to make up six ounces in all. Work this sugar with the
yolks of six eggs, six sweet macaroons, and a grain of salt •
then finish as before.

With oranges, lemons, and bigarades, proceed in the same
manner.

Ditto, with Marasquin.

Put the yolks of six eggs, six ounces of fine sugar, six
sweet macaroons, and a grain of salt into a small earthen
vessel. Work the whole for a few minutes, and then add a
good table-spoonful of marasquin, and finish as usual.

Vith rum and arrack you proceed in the same manner.

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Sect. XIII. — To colour Almonds, and Coarse and
Pounded Sugar.

To colour Almonds.

After chopping some sweet almonds very fine, or cut-
ting them in fillets or dice, put them on a baking-plate, and
pour on them a small quantity of any of the following liquid
colours ; after which rub them between your hands and then
dry them on a stove, or in the mouth of a gentle oven.
Then chop the almonds a little more, and put them by in a
small paper case.

For Rose-colour — Use liquid vegetable red, diluted car-
mine, or an infusion of cochineal.

For Purple— Carmine or some other red, mixed with a
very small quantity of indigo, dissolved in water.

For Lilac — The same, but use a little more indigo, in
order that the blue may be rather predominant.

For Pistacliio-Green — Wash two large handsful of fresh-
gathered spinage, drain them, and then pound them well.
Then squeeze them very dry in a napkin over a sauter-
plate, in order to extract all the juice ; after which put the
sauter-plate on a sharp clear fire : and as soon as the juice
is on the point of boiling, take the plate off the fire and
shake it, when the green will curdle, and separate itself en-
tirely from the liquid. Then strain the whole through a
small horse-hair sieve, and when it is well dried rub it
through a silken one ; which will give you a very clear,
thin and smooth green. Before you dry your almonds, you
should mix them a few minutes with this green, so that they
may thoroughly imbibe the colour.

Another green is made with an infusion of saffron or
gamboge and indigo.

For Blue — Use a little indigo dissolved in two spoonsful
of water and strained through a cloth.

For Orange or Gold-colour — A small quantity of liquid
red, mixed with a little infusion of saffron or gamboge.
For the orange-colour use a little more red, and for the gold
a little more saffron.

For Lemon-colour — A little saffron steeped for a few mi-
nutes in water nearly boiling, and then strained through a
linen cloth.

For Chocolate-colour— A cake of chocolate (grated), and
then dissolved in two spoonsful of water.

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Ditto, Coarse Sugar.

Take a piece of loaf-sugar, and break it into little pieces
as nearly as possible of the size of small peas. Put them in
a wire or horse-hair sieve, in order to separate the fine sugar
from them : and then rub them lightly with any one of the
liquid colours just mentioned. Afterwards dry your sugar
on a^ stove, or at the mouth of a very gentle oven, and then
put it again in a horse-hair sieve, such as is used for force-
meat, in order to separate the remaining loose sugar from it.

Ditto, Pounded Sugar.

Put your pounded sugar on a baking-plate, then add some
one of the preceding colours to it, rubbing it with your
hands as you did the coarser sugar. After drying it, roll
it with the rolling-pin, and pass it through a flour-sieve.

N. B. Care must be taken as well with respect to the
almonds as the sugar, that the colours be on no account too
deep ; but, on the contrary, very light and delicate.

PART V.

OF PIECES MONTÉES.

Sect. I. A Harp, a Lyre, and a Terrestrial Globe.

Preliminary Observations.

The columns which best suit pièces montées are the Doric
the Ionic, and the Corinthian. The height of the first should
be six or eight times their diameter ; that of the second,
nine ; and that of the third, ten times ; and the distance
between the columns, in large pieces, should be two inches
and a half The Gothic order also, on account of its light-
ness, may be used with advantage.

The straight upright pieces, termed montans, used in the
construction of pièces montées, are made of confectioner’s
paste (see page 24), rolled up three-quarters of an inch in
thickness, and their length proportioned to the size of the
piece montée to which they belong. The puff-paste used for
makmg the small ornaments-such as rings, half-moons,
&c. &c.— should have twelve turns, and be full one-twelfth
o an inch in thickness, and be covered with pounded

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sugar and put into a moderate oven. As soon as their
surfaces are very white and they are firm to the touch
take them out. Lastly, the moss, which is used in orna-
menting ruins, rocks, &c. &c., is made of a softish mixture
of light and dark green almond and confectioner’s paste (in
equal quantities), then rubbed with a spatula through a
rather coarse horse-hair sieve, and formed into a very firm
kind of vermicelli, which, after being divided into small
parcels, must be dried on a stove. Almond paste alone would
make the moss too brittle ; and as regards the colour, a red
or yellow may be as easily used.

A Harp.

A harp, as well as the little cup on the top of it, is made
of confectioner’s paste, masked with rose-coloured sugar.
The strings are of white and yellow spun sugar, made
round by rolling them on the board with the fingers. The
two pedestals are of nougat. The largest is ornamented
with a row of apricot tartlets, with the rims of it covered
with chopped pistachios, and the mosaic work glazed with
sugar boiled to a crack ; while round the second is placed a
row of large croques en bouche, glazed with white or with
rose-coloured sugar also boiled to a crack, or with pistachios
à la royale.

A Lyre.

A lyre is made of confectioner's paste masked with orange,
lilac, rose, or lemon-coloured sugar. The strings are of
spun sugar. The star or ornament at the top is glazed with
sugar boiled to a crack ; the rays are of white spun sugar :
the small knobs which are placed round it are of white puff-
paste, and serve to hide the place where it is fastened to the
lyre. Between each of them place a little pea of red cur-
rant jelly, while the small rings at the foot of the lyre are
decorated with preserved grapes (dried). The two pedes-
tals are of wafers à V Allemande, and round the lowei one is
placed a row of meringues covered with coarse sugar, and
filled with cream, flavoured with pistachios : and the other
is ornamented with small génoises, glazed with sugar boiled
to a crack or to a caramel.

A Terrestrial Globe.

The globe is formed of very white spun sugar. The
circles and the small meridian are of confectioners paste
masked with light green or rose-coloured sugar. I he foot

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is triangular ancl of the same colour. The rings which are
placed round it are ornamented with preserved cherries
(dried), the two pedestals are of canapés, masked with light
green almonds : the bottom one has a row of small nougats
(moulded), and the second a row of biscuits, cut in squares
and glazed with rose-coloured sugar.

Sect. II. — A French Helmet.

The horse-hair on the top of the helmet is made of gold-
coloured spun sugar, and the feather of white spun sugar.
The jleurs-de-lis are also of spun sugar, and of the same
colour as the horse-hair. The two pedestals are of wafers
à V Allemande, the border round the largest is made of choux
{pralinés'), with almonds d' avelines, and the one round
the other of choux, with crème pâtissière, flavoured with
chocolate, glazed white, and then covered with chopped
pistachios. Instead of choux, you may use méringues co-
vered with coarse sugar and currants, or glazed with caramel
or rose-coloured sugar, and covered afterwards with royal
coarse sugar. After you have fastened the helmet on its
pedestal, lighty mask it with very clear apricot-marmalade.

A Roman Helmet.

This helmet is masked like the preceding, with apricot
marmalade, or with sirup of quinces. The visor is orna-
mented with a medallion, having a cypher in the centre,
and some laurel-leaves ; the whole surrounded with a border
of yellow spun sugar ; the horse-hair is of white spun sugar:
the two pedestals are of nougat : the upper one has a border
of small Mecca cakes ; the other one o( génoises, pearled and
formed like half-moons.*

A Grecian Helmet.

This helmet is masked with marmalade, &c. like the pre-
ceding, The horse-hair is of white, yellow, or rose coloured
spun sugar; the lower part of the helmet is encircled with
a crown of laurel cut out in biscuit, pistachio, or in green
almond paste. The two pedestals are of white puff-paste,
the smallest of which is decorated with a ring of middle
sized méringues, on each of which you place a fine cherry

* This helmet may be reversed on a cushion, with the figure of a
small Cupid placed in a rose of pastil paste, underneath the visor.

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thoroughly drained ; and the largest has a border of small
almond-cakes iced à la royale.

N. B. These three helmets should be of the natural size.

A Military Trophy.

This trophy consists of a palm-tree, made of white puff-
paste ; the two sabre-blades of confectioner’s paste ; the
handles of yellow spun sugar ; the two shields are likewise
of confectioner’s paste, one having a border formed of small
knobs, and the other of small rings or half moons; while
the centre is masked with yellow or rose-coloured sugar.
The sabre- tash is of the same colour; the fringe round the edge
is of yellow spun sugar, as well as the three fleurs-de-lis
in the middle. The two pedestals are of nougat, the upper
one having a border of small royal cakes glazed, and the
other one of medallions glazed with sugar boiled to a crack.
The trunk of the palm-tree is of light green almonds, as well
as the points of the branches which form the head. Some
sprigs of spun sugar may be placed among the branches ; or
indeed the whole head may be made of white spun sugar,
which has a very brilliant effect.

A French Military Cap.

This cap is placed on a drum, the braces of which are of
spun sugar, and the other parts glazed like the helmets
just described. It is made of confectioner’s paste, masked
with rose-coloured sugar. The ornaments are of almond-
paste, or of pistachio biscuit ; the tassels are of caramel sugar
in imitation of gold; and the feather is of white spun sugar.
The two pedestals are of canapés with rose-coloured almonds ;
the border round the first is of small choux glazed with cara-
mel sugar ; and that round the other of turnovers, meringues
glazed in the oven.

A Naval Trophy.

This trophy is composed of a barrel, the stern of a vessel,
an anchor, a trident, a mast, and a flag, which are all of spun
sugar. The hoops of the barrel are also of spun sugar ; and
the other parts of the trophy are of confectioner’s paste
masked with coloured sugar. The two pedestals are of
wafers à /’ Allemande : the largest has a border of diadems
with coarse sugar ; the other one of small nougats, formed
like shells, and filled with cream à la Chantilly. The
grouping of the trophy will be improved by having the bar-

THE ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C. 201

rel oval, rather than round, and representing it, as well as
the stern of the vessel, in profile.

Sect. III. — A large Censor, with a Sultana or Spun

Sugar Top.

The foot and the cup of the censor are made of confec-
tioner’s paste masked with green, lilac, or rose-coloured
sugar, and ornamented with small knobs of white puff-paste.
The sultana or half round of spun sugar which covers it,
should be white, ornamented with yellow spun sugar. The
two pedestals are of canapés with coloured almonds. The
border on the upper pedestal round the foot of the censor is
of small choux, glazed with sugar boiled to a crack : the
second border is of small manons, glazed and cut round. The
large pedestal is ornamented with a circle of méringues , with
coarse sugar, and filled with cream flavoured with chocolate.
A few méringues may also be placed under the sultana.

A Pyramid of Almond Paste.

The head of the palm-tree forming the top of the pyra-
mid may be made either of spun sugar or of white puff-
paste. The edges of the pieces of confectioner’s paste are
glazed with caramel sugar, and ornamented with a border
of small white pastry. The pieces of almond-paste are
lightly coloured in a gentle oven, and decorated with spun
sugar. The moment you serve them up, place on them
either some whipt cream, crème plombière, Bavarian cheese,
or whipt jelly. The shape of this piece may be either
round, square, or triangular.

A Censor, with a Cascade.

This censor is made of confectioner’s paste, masked with
rose-coloured sugar, and ornamented with small pieces of
white almond-paste, on which you put some whipt cream à
la rose. The festoons are of spun sugar as well as the three
fountains which rise from the small cups placed between
each foot of the censor. The small pedestal is made of con-
fectioner’s paste ornamented with coloured almonds ; while
the border is of choux with coarse sugar, and the large pe-
destal is of wafers not folded. ~ b "

Sect. IV. — A Vase op Nougat.

Phis vase is of light coloured nougat, with the almonds
cut crosswise, and filled with fir-apples of rose-coloured

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202 THE ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C.

nougat ; the almonds must be chopped, and the flower- work
be of white puff-paste. The two pedestals are of rose-co-
loured confectioner’s paste : the smaller of which is sur-
rounded with a border of small choux iced à la royale, either
rose-colour or white ; while the large pedestal has a border
of cakes à la duchesse, glazed with sugar boiled to a cruclc,
and afterwards masked with chopped pistachios or rose-
coloured and white coarse sugar. (See Plate III. fig. 1.)

A large Basket, with Fruit .

This basket is made of confectioner’s paste, or of mosaic
work made of lilac pastillage (gum-paste). (See Plate III.
fig. 2.) In it are peaches made of almond paste, filled with
apple or quince jelly ; and the leaves are made of green al-
mond-paste. The two pedestals are made of confectioner’s
paste, masked with green almonds ; while the border round
the foot of the basket is of small crowns made of puff paste,
glazed with sugar boiled to a crack, and filled with preserved
grapes or cherries. Round the small pedestal should be put
a row of pearled génoises, and round the larger, one of mid-
dle-sized choux, glazed with caramel sugar, and filled with
whipt cream ; or they both may be ornamented with almond
paste, which has been previously coloured in the oven.

A Cup filled with Oranges.

This cup is made of confectioner’s paste,masked withwhite
spun sugar, and filled with oranges made of orange-coloured
almond paste. The leaves which are put between them are
also of almond paste, but coloured a light green. The ears
of corn round the foot of the cup are made of white puff
paste; and the stems of almond paste of a chocolate co>ur;
yet the former are often made of white spun sugar, and the
stems of gold-coloured spun sugar. The small pedestal is
made of wafers, ornamented with small méringues with cream,
placing on it large preserved cherries thoroughly dried;
while the larger one is of green confectioner’s paste, encircled
with turnovers, glazed with sugar boiled to a crack. — (See
Plate III., fig. 3).

Explanation of Plate III.

No- 1 represents a Vase of nougat.
No. 2, a large Basket with fruit.
No. 3, a Cup filled with oranges.

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THE ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C. 203

Sect. V. — A Parisian Hermitage.

This is a square piece, made of confectioner’s paste, masked
with .white sugar. The roof is made of spun sugar, and the
four pediments which are placed crosswise, as well as the
eight pillars, are made of red nougat ; but the pediments are
also covered with spun sugar. The rock is made of small
croques en bouche à la reine , glazed with caramel sugar, and
surrounded with a border of pieces of rose-coloured almond-
paste, formed in small scalloped moulds for madelaines, and
filled with whipt cream. The rock may also be ornamented
with small bunches of moss, which has a very pretty effect.

A Rustic Rotunda.

This rotunda is composed of the trunks of eight trees
made of light-coloured nougat, the almonds in which must be
chopped fine ; while its roof is made of spun sugar, disposed
so as to imitate thatch. The rotunda is then placed on a
small pedestal of canapés which stands on a rock formed
of four arches of small cakes à la duchesse, partly glazed
with caramel. The circle round the foot is made of wafers
à la Parisienne. In the rock, half concealed, are some
chopped pistachios ; and a little moss, fixed on small flower--
work of white puff-paste, is often put on it by way of or-
nament.

An Arbour of Lattice-Work covered with Vines.

This arbour is round, and has six arches. The lattice-
work on it is formed of light-green confectioner’s paste. The
stems and blanches of the vines which are placed against it
are of a chocolate colour, the bunches of grapes black and
white, and the leaves partly dark-green, and partly light ;
all which is moulded or made by hand.* The cup is made
of white almond paste, in which there may be placed a foun-
tain of spun sugar. The whole is then fixed on a small pe-
destal ol cakes à la duchesse, ornamented with half-moons
of white puff paste ; the points of which are glazed with
sugar boiled to a crack, and afterwards masked with coarse
sugar and chopped pistachios mixed together. The rock
forms four arches, and is composed of gimblettes, made of paste
for choux pralinés covered with fine sugar. They are simply
stuck between the montans without gluing them, which
quickly produces a very pretty kind of grotto-work/ Round

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the bottom place a row of glazed meringues, filled with
cream flavoured with vanilla.

A Grotto ornamented with Moss.

This piece is of a round form, and has four arches. It is
composed of croques en bouches à la reine, which are thus
glazed — one part with rose-coloured sugar, another with
caramel sugar, another with sugar boiled to a crack, and the
rest also with sugar boiled to a crack, but mixed Avith saf-
fron. In taking them out of the pan, form them into groups
of 51bs. to 81bs., and lOlbs. to 121bs., on which you streAV some
coarse sugar and chopped pistachios. In putting the rock
together, glue in it a small bridge of confectioner’s paste,
masked with chocolate-coloured sugar ; and ornament the
whole with moss of various colours. The small palm-tree
is made of confectioner’s paste, masked with light-green
sugar ; and the border round the bottom is formed of small
génoises, iced Avliite à la royale -

A Parisian Rotunda.

This piece is round. The roof is supported by eight co-
lumns, which are masked as Aveil as the cupola with rose-
coloured sugar. The entablature, and the cup Avhich is
placed in the centre of the rotunda, are masked Avith white
sugar. The pedestal is formed of canapés, glazed in the
oven ; and the rock is composed of small half-moons of white
puff paste, the points of which are glazed Avith sugar boiled
to a crack, and afterwards masked with rose-colored ani-
seed. The whole is surrounded Avith a circle of choux,
glazed Avith sugar boiled to a crack, and filled with whipt
cream.

A Cascade with Palm-trees.

This piece is square, and has twelve columns of confec-
tioner’spaste, masked Avith green sugar, so as to imitate palm-
trees : the branches or capitals of the columns are made of
Avhite puff paste, tipped with green almonds ; the entabla-
ture and the cup are masked Avith Avhite sugar. The pe-
destal is formed of small wafers à V Allemande, and the rock
is composed of small cakes à la duchesse, glazed with rose-
colored sugar boiled to a crack, while the border round the
bottom is made of mirlitons with almonds d’avelines.

A Semicircular Cascade.

This cascade is of a semicircular form, open in front.
The roof is supported by six columns, the capitals of Avhich

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are ornamented with flower-work made of Winte puff paste.
The entablature and the columns are made of confectioner’s
paste, masked with lilac or rose-coloured sugar. The edges
of the pieces of paste which form the cornice are glazed with
caramel sugar. The half-doom is of yellow spun sugar, and
the cap of the cascade is of confectioner’s paste, and masked
with sugar of the same colour as the columns. The cup is
encircled with white spun sugar, formed so as to imitate
sheets of water descending like a cascade, in the centre of
which you place a fountain made of the same kind of sugar.
The small pedestal which supports the cascade is formed of
nougat, the next of confectioner’s paste, masked with sugar of
the same colour as the colonnade, and ornamented with a
border of small choux covered with coarse sugar ; and the
largest or bottom pedestal is of nougat, with a border of
almond cakes glazed white.

The entablature may either be arched or be made like the
Parisian rotunda, described in the preceding page.

A small Rustic House.

This piece is square, and two stories high. It is made
of nougat, in which the almonds are chopped, as also are
the posts and stairs. The roof is made of yellow spun sugar.
The chimney and the windows are formed either of white
puff paste or nougat. The rock is made of small cakes à la
duchesse, one end of each of which is glazed with sugar
boiled to a crack, and afterwards masked with coarse sugar
mixed with small currants washed, and then dried in the
oven. The pedestal is made of wafers à V Allemande, and
encircled with one border of coarse sugar or pistachios, and
another of small génoises glazed with rose-coloured sugar.
This piece may also be made of rose-coloured confectioner’s
paste or wafers à V Allemande, but the posts should always
be of nougat.

A Grand Cascade of Six l een Columns.

This piece is square, having at each angle a small pedes-
tal on which are placed four columns supporting four arched
pediments. The entablature is made of confectioner’s
paste masked with white, rose-coloured, or light green
sugar. The cupola is formed of gum paste or confectioner’s
paste formed into fish scales, generally of the same colour as
the entablature ; but it also may be made of yellow or rose-
coloured sugar. The columns are made of light coloured
nougat. The cup of the cascade, the four small pedestals,

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as well as the other pedestals, are all made of confectioner’s
paste, masked with sugar of the same colour as the entabla-
ture. The cascade is formed of fine spun sugar. The
border of the third or upper pedestal is composed of small
round génoises encircled with small knobs of white puff
paste. The two other pedestals are of confectioner’s paste
masked with white sugar, or of any other colour different
from that of the upper pedestals. The large border round
the bottom pedestal is formed of choux glazed with sugar
boiled to a crack ; and that of the next, of glazed chesnuts ;
both of which have an edging of white puff paste. This
cascade is highly ornamental, and has a very fine effect upon
the table.

A Turkish Fountain.

This fountain is square, and is composed of confectioner’s
paste covered with stripes of different coloured sugars, as
green and yellow, white and yellow, or white and rose-
colour. The lattice-work is made of green confectioner’s
paste. If the lattice-work be green, and the frame white,
the roof should be masked with yellow spun sugar, with
small strips of paste of the same colour as the lattice-work
placed on it. The two square pedestals of the fountain are
of confectioner’s paste masked with white sugar, on which
some white spun sugar is made to fall like sheets of water
forming a cascade. The third pedestal is round, and is
composed of cakes à la duchesse glazed with apricot mar-
malade, while the border round it is of wafers à V Allemande
or coarse sugar, and that round the second pedestal is of
madelaines with rum.

An Ancient Fountain in an Island.

The fragments of the three columns are placed in a trian-
gular position, and the whole is masked with sugar of a pale
yellow colour interspersed with moss. The small pediment
which forms the fountain is masked with rose-coloured
sugar, also decorated with moss ; the niche from whence
the water issues is covered with white sugar. The second,
or top pedestal, is done the same, and afterwards masked
with white spun sugar, with which also the surface of the
piece of paste on which the ruin stands is covered, giving it
the appearance of an island. The large pedestal is of wafers
à l’ Allemande with pistachios, and is encircled with a border
of turnovers glazed with rose-coloured sugar boiled to a
crack ; the border round the second pedestal is of génoises

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formed like half-moons, iced white, à la royale, or like royal
cakes.

A Grecian Fountain.

This fountain is square, and made of confectioner’s paste
covered with rose-coloured sugar. The four niches, from
whence issue the water, are masked with white sugar. The
roof is also white, but striped with green sugar. The
cupola is round, having a small square turret at each angle ;
which, as well as the cupola, are masked with rose-coloured
sugar. The ornaments of the cupola are of spun sugar ;
but the ball and the large crescent are glazed with sugar
boiled to a crack. The water is of spun sugar, and the
bason is round, and masked with white sugar. The rock is
composed of middle-sized cakes à la duchesse, filled with
currant or other jelly, and glazed with caramel sugar, hav-
ing on it here and there some coarse sugar, pistachios, or
currants mixed with coarse sugar. The border round it
consists of balls made of rose-coloured almond paste, and
filled with whipt cream flavoured with vanilla.

Chinese Summer-House.

This summer-house forms a cross. The centre is open.
The spaces between the columns are filled with purple lat-
tice-work, and the twelve columns are masked with yellow
or sky-blue sugar. The small pavilion is of the same colour ;
while the five roofs are masked with white or rose-coloured
spun sugar, and the bridges edged with white sugar, and
the centre masked with green almonds. The border is made
of turnovers glazed with caramel sugar ; and instead of
lattice-work between the columns, you may fill up the spaces
with some elegant draperies of green pastil paste (gum
paste).

A Venetian Pavilion on a Bridge.

This pavilion is square, and supported by sixteen co-
lumns. The small pavilion has only twelve columns. All
these columns are masked with lilac or rose-coloured
sugar. The entablatures are of white sugar with an edging
of green or rose-coloured almonds. The roofs are covered
with yellow or white spun sugar, with some small strips of
rose-coloured or lilac confectioner’s paste placed on it. The
stairs, as well as the frame round the arch of the bridge, are
of light coloured nougat (the almonds of which must be
chopped), and the rest is masked with white sugar. The

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border round the bridge is of madelaines, which may be
either glazed or not.

Egyptian Bclviclcre.

This piece is round, and rests on eight columns masked
with rose-coloured and white sugar, mixed together so as to
imitate light coloured granite. The small belvidere, as
well as the cornices, are masked in the same manner. The
entablatures and the steps on the top of the building are
masked with white and sky-blue sugar mixed together,
while the steps of the bridge are masked with orange or
gold-coloured sugar. The border round the foot of the
piece is composed of diadems with coarse sugar, glued up-
right one on the other.

A Turkish Cottage.

This cottage is of a sexangular form. (See Plate IV., fig. 1.)
It is composed of almond or confectioner’s paste, with white,
lilac, or rose-coloured^ stripes. The small balconies are of
light coloured nougat. The whole is covered with Avhite
spun sugar. The rock is formed of four arches of red and
white nougat ; the almonds of which are left whole, inter-
spersed with small bunches of moss, and the border is of
mirlitons glazed white.

A Turkish Mill.

The shape of this mill is round (See Plate IV., fig. 2) ,
and it is made of confectioner’s paste, masked with white and
rose-coloured sugar. The sweeps are trimmed with white
spun sugar, and afterwards masked with rose-coloured ; and
so also are the stairs, which are made of confectioner’s paste,
cut out as represented in the plate. The grotto-work on which
the mill is placed is of croques en bouche glazed with sugar
boiled to a crack, and the border which surrounds it is com-
posed of Turkish cakes {des gateaux Tares') ;* while the
pedestal is formed of canapés glazed white, with the border
round it of small nougats of chopped almonds d’ avelines.

Explanation of Plate IY.
No. 1 represents a Turkish cottage.

No. 2, a Turkish mill.

No. 3, a Dutch hermitage.

* These cakes are nothing else but small timbales of rice with cur-
rants, glazed with white and rose-coloured sugar, as represented in
the plate.

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A Dutch Hermitage ,

This piece is nearly square. (See Plate IV., fig. 3.) The
hermitage is made of white puff paste, to which you have
given twelve turns ; while the posts are masked with choco-
late-coloured sugar. The roof is made ol white spun sugar,
and the palm-tree is of white puff paste, the branches of
which at the points are masked with light green almonds.
The pedestal is composed of small cakes à la duchesse glazed
with pounded sugar ; the rock of red nougat, made of
split almonds, and the border round it of turnovers glazed
white.

A Turkish Pavilion.

This piece may be made either round or square. It has
twelve columns, which, as well as the large dome, are mask-
ed with yellow and light-brown stripes ; the entablature and
the small pavilion are masked with green or rose-coloured
sugar; the small pedestal and the bridge with white sugar,
and the cross timbers and boards of the latter with small
sti’ips of nougat made of chopped almonds. The remaining
decorations are of white puff paste ; but the border, which
encircles the whole, is composed of pieces of almond paste,
filled with whipt cream of the same colour as the small pa-
vilion.

A Rotunda in Rums.

This piece is round, and is composed of eight columns, two
of which are in ruins, while the six others support five arches
with the fallen fragments of the other two. The columns
are made of rose-coloured almond paste ; the entablature of
white puff paste. In the centre of the rotunda tastefully place
some broken fragments of the columns and the entablatures ;
the rock is composed of large ill-shaped pieces of puff-paste
(to which you have given twelve turns), placing among
them a bridge made of nougat : when all the parts are put
together, mask them with very fine pounded sugar so as to
imitate snow ; and then ornament the whole with moss.

A large Modern Fountain.

This fountain is square, and has four arches, besides four
projecting pediments placed crosswise ; the eight columns,
the two cupolas, and the small cup are to be masked with
rose-coloured sugar, while the other parts of the fountain
are done with white sugar ; the small cup, as well as the
square pedestal which forms the cascade, are surrounded
with white spun sugar, and the border round the pedestal is

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made of small choux with coarse sugar ; while the large
pedestal has four arches, and is encircled with a border of
pieces of almond paste coloured in the oven and filled with
cream à la Chantilly.

A Pediment in Ruins.

This piece consists of six columns, two of which are placed
in front and two on each side. They are made of confec-
tioner’s paste, and one-sixth of an inch thick, in order that,
when covered with white sugar, incisions may be made in
them with a knife, to represent their being in ruins ; the en-
tablature is made of white puff paste, and the cornice of
confectioner’s paste, ornamented with small dentils of puff
paste ; the bridge which forms the base of the pediment is
made of confectioner’s paste made rather thick, in order
to cut it into the appearance of a ruin. It is covered with
yellow sugar mixed with red and green, in imitation of
granite ; between the columns place the fragments of the
entablature, and ornament the whole with bunches of green
moss.

A border is seldom made to this piece.

Ruins of Palmyra.

This piece is square and has sixteen columns ; each side
forms an arch, the fourth of which should be represented in
ruins The columns are prepared as directed in the preceding
receipt, and covered with light green sugar ; the entabla-
ture is made of confectioner’s paste masked with white sugar ;
and to sIioav its ruined state, glue on it some rough pieces of
white puff paste: the cornice is masked in the same manner
as the columns. The rock is made of paste for choux pra-
lines which are laid flat and arranged in an irregular man-
ner ; the four arches are also of the same kind of paste, but
glazed in the oven or with sugar boiled to a crack. The
ruins, as well as the rock, are ornamented with bunches of
moss of various colours.

Ruins of Athens.

This ruin consists of eight columns, four of which are
placed in front, three on the side, and one at the angle j they
are prepared like those in the last receipt, but five ot them
are entire, and the three remaining in ruins and of different
heights ; the entablature is made of white puff paste, and
the cornice of confectioner’s paste ornamented with small
knobs of white puff paste. The base ot this colonnade is

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composed of three transverse arches made of confectioner s
paste, and masked with red and white sugar. Between the
columns place fragments of the capitals and entablature, or-
namenting the whole with moss.

A small Chinese Vessel.

The vessel is of confectioner’s paste masked with yellow
sugar ; the gallery is cut out and masked with sugar, as well
as the lantern and the three small masts ; the small flags are of
royal blue pastil paste (gum paste) ornamented with Chinese
characters ; the pavilion is masked rose-colour^ and the
roof is formed of yellow spun sugar, while the sea is imitated
in white spun sugar, and is surrounded with a border of
madelaines flavoured with citron. The vessel is filled with
oranges or lemons made of almond paste, or with the articles
used in filling the Venetian gondola described below.

A Venetian Gondola.

This piece is of confectioner’s paste masked with sky-blue
sugar. It is placed on a small convex pedestal four inches
high in the centre and two round the sides, covered with
white spun sugar so as to imitate the waves of the sea ; the
pavilion is composed of eight columns masked with rose-
coloured sugar ; the draperies are either of sky-blue confec-
tioner’s paste or of yellow spun sugar ; the cupola, the sail,
and the small pendant are of yellow spun sugar ; the mast
is masked in the same manner as the gondola, and the tackle
is formed of white spun sugar. The whole is encircled
with a border of middle-sized meringues with coarse sugar,
and filled with cream. The gondola may be filled with me-
ringues, large truffles boiled in champagne, or with small
casks of almond paste filled with preserves.

Pain-bêni Royal ( Royal Holybread).

The base of the column is square, having a small pedestal
at each angle (two inches from the edge of the base) ; on
each is put a rose-coloured cassolette (censor). The insides
of these cassolettes, as well as that of the cup on the top of
the column, are lined with tin, for the purpose of holding
incense, twelve cloves of which are put in each of them ;
the covers of the cup and cassolette are made convex and full
of open-work ; the trophies which deck the column are
formed of white or gilt pastil paste, but all the other parts
of this piece are of confectioner’s paste masked with white
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the pedestal which are of white spun sugar ; the border
round it js composed of twenty-four loaves of holybread of
three pounds each, formed like cushions, and tastefully tied
together with white ribbons. The moment you are ffoine
to serve it up, light the incense, and close the covers imme-
diately. This piece may be made four feet and a half hi oh
and three in width or less.

N. B. The preceding pièces montées are from eighteen to
twenty-four inches in diameter, and from thirty to forty
inches in height. J

Sect. VI.— Second-Course Croques en Bouche.

Croques en Bouche of Oranges.

Peel twelve fine oranges, and separate each orange into
twelve equal parts ; then take off the white skin but with-
out injuring the inner coat which contains the juice; and
after they all are thus prepared, dip each part separately in
sugar boiled to a crack ; after which put it immediately in a
plain mould of six inches in diameter and five in height,
placing them slopingly. When all have been disposed in
this manner, take them out of the mould and serve them up
immediately, as the moisture of the fruit will soon cause the
sugar to dissolve.

Ditto, with Coarse Sugar.

Prepare the ingredients for génoises with orange-peel (see
page 7&), and. after baking them as before directed, cut
them out in rings of one inch and one-sixth in diameter,
and gently mask them with a light green royal icing, covering
them with coarse sugar ; as soon as you have prepared a
dozen génoises in this manner, put them for two minutes
only in the mouth of the oven, disposing of the remainder
in the same manner ; after this put them in a convex mould
of seven inches in diameter by five in height, fastening them
together with sugar boiled to a crack ; then take away the
mould and place a preserved cherry, clear and well-drained,
in the centre of each génoise : you may also glaze the génoises
white, and mask them with chopped pistachios or coarse
sugar . In case you wish to use preserved grapes instead of
cherries, you must glaze your génoises white, rose, or lemon-
colour, and afterwards cover them with coarse susrar.

Ditto, with White Puff Paste.

Give three-fourths of a pound of puff paste twelve turns,
and cut it out into small rings like the former; cover these

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rings with fine sugar, and then put them in a moderate oven
in order that they may bake very white ; when cold put
them in a plain convex mould, fastening them together with
sugar boiled to a crack. In the centre of the rings place a
cherry or preserved grape : the surface of the rings may be
iced à la royale either white, rose-colour, or green, the two
last of which require coarse sugar to be strewed over them,
and the white chopped pistachios. You may also glaze
them with caramel sugar, or with white or rose-coloured
sugar boiled to a crack.

Ditto, with Chesnuts, glazed with Caramel Sugar.

Peel sixty roasted chesnuts, dip them one by one in light-
coloured caramel sugar, and then place them immediately in
a plain round mould of seven inches in diameter by five in
height; serve them up directly, lest the moisture of the
chesnuts dissolve the sugar.

N. B. The sugar may be coloured yellow or rose-coloured,
or be merely boiled to a crack.

Ditto, with Green Nuts, glazed with Caramel Sugar.

Peel sixty fine green nuts, but take care to preserve them
whole ; then put them in a gentle oven that they may be
lightly coloured ; when cold glaze them as before, and pro-
ceed in the same manner : you may also put them in the
oven without drying them. With green almonds proceed in
the same manner.

Sect. VII. — A Savoy Cake iced a la Royale.

Make a Savoy cake (biscuit) with nine eggs, three-
quarters of a pound of sugar, and five ounces of potatoe-
flour, adding a little iris-powder and some pulverized orange-
flower ; bake it in a mould having eight sides, and when
cold put the white of an egg and half of that of another in
a small tureen, and then add it to ten ounces of very fine
royal sugar, well stirring the whole with a wooden or silver
spoon, and adding to it gradually a few drops of lemon-
juice. This mixture, now very white, divide into two equal
parts, in one of which put a sufficient quantity of carmine or
vegetable-red to give it a fine rose-colour ; after which mask
the top and sides of the cake alternately with these two com-
positions ; then put the cake for fifteen minutes in a slack
oven, to dry the icing before it loses any of its colour, which
is very material to the appearance of the cake.

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Ditto, à la Parisienne.

After making a cake like the former, bake it in a plain
mould of seven inches in diameter. When cold, cut out the
middle, like a vol-au-vent, at nearly an inch from the edge,
and three inches in depth ; after which take off the cover
and scoop out a great quantity of the crum ; then prepare
an icing like the former, and colour it a light green, with
some essence of spinage. Mask the top and the sides of the
cake with it, and then put it for some minutes in a slack
oven, in order to dry the icing before it changes its colour.
Just before you are going to serve it' up, fill the inside of
the cake with the ingredients for making a Bavarian
cheese, flavoured with pistachios (see Part VII.), and then
cover it with a half-round of spun sugar, of six inches in
diameter.

N. B. Any other Bavarian cheese may be substituted for
the one mentioned here, or whipt cream, with strawberries,
or either of the ice creams or cremes plombicre mentioned
in Part VII. The icing may also be covered w'ith coarse
sugar or chopped pistachios.

Ditto, with Meringue and Preserves.

After making a cake like the former, bake it in a plain
mould of six inches in width by five or six in height.
When it is perfectly cold, cut it horizontally in slices of
half an inch in thickness, covering them with apricot-
marmalade, and then place them in their original form.
Afterwards beat up the whites of three eggs very stiff,
mixing with them four ounces of fine sugar ; then mask the
top and the sides of the cake with it, covering the whole
with some pounded sugar. Put the cake into a slack oven
to give it a colour, and serve it up when cold.

N. B. Instead of pounded sugar, you may use course
sugar, pistachios cut in dice, or currants, or pistachios,
mixed with coarse sugar; and in lieu of apricot-marmalade,''
that of quinces, peaches, plums or currants, or apple jelly.

Ditto à la Pâtissière and Meringue.

The same as the preceding, except that you use one of
the cremes pâtissière (described in part VII.), instead of
apricot-marmalade.

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Ditto à l’Italienne.

The same as before, adding a spoonful of marasquin over
each slice, and strewing some pulverized macaroons over the
cake.

A French Basket.

Form in a mould a basket of croquignoles à la reine, and
glaze them with sugar boiled to a crack and lightly coloured.
After taking the basket out of the mould, fill it en pyramide
with a crème plomhière ; one flavoured with strawberries is,
perhaps, preferable, placing some fine whole strawberries
lightly on the top.

Ditto à V Anglaise.

This basket is made with small sweet macaroons of
almonds d’ avelines, and filled with whipt cream ; on the top
of which you strew some large currants, well washed and
dried.

Ditto, with Génoises.

Make your basket with round génoises of an inch in
diameter (see p. 78), glazed with sugar boiled to a crack,
and when ready, fill it with whipt jelly, en rochers (like
rocks).

These baskets may also be made of nougat.

A Cup of Almond Paste, with a Cover of Spun Sugar.

Roll out half a pound of almond paste, as if for croquantes
(see p. 160), to a round full half of an inch thipk, and place
it on a semicircular mould, lightly buttled, six inches in
diameter by two in height ; after which put it in a gentle
oven to lightly colour it. With the remainder of the paste,
make the foot of the cup, which should also be lightly’
coloured ; and when cold, fasten it to the cup with sugar
boiled to a crack. Ornament the rim of the cup with small
knobs of almond or puff paste, glazed with sugar boiled to
a crack ; and then fill the cup with crème pâtissière or whipt
cream, flavoured with strawberries, placing here and there
upon it a few large strawberries or raspberries; covering it
afterwards with a half-round of white spun sugar, made
in the same mould as the basket, placing on the top of the
sugar a tuft of spun sugar. Serve it up directly.

This cup may also be made of nougat or small croques en
houche à la reine.

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Charlottes à la Parisienne or à la Rasse.

Take four ounces of biscuit à la cuilliere, well iced and a
case of green biscuit; with pistachios cut in diamonds of one
inch and a quarter in length. With a part of these inere-
dients, mask the bottom of a plain octagon mould and with
the remainder of the biscuit mask the sides of the mould put-

mofi S6™ APnght an ClOSC t0gether’ the iced sid« to the
mould As soon as it is ready, fill the mould with the in-

gi edients or making either of thefromage (cheese) Bavarois

(described m Part VII)., and then cover the cheefe with

biscuit ; after which put the mould in ice for forty miuutes
and then serve it up directly. * miuutes,

Ditto à la Française.

Proceed as before, but instead of biscuit you use long
croquettes a la Parisienne, and fill the mould with any of the
blanc mangers à la creme (described in Part VII.) covering
the surface with croquettes. Let it freeze an hour.’

Ditto à V Italienne.

Take some génoises, flavoured with rum (see p. 80) •
cut them in diamonds, and put them in a plain round
mould, in a slanting position, but projecting a little one
over the other; then take the ingredients for making a
creme plombier e, flavoured as you like (see Part VII.)
adding to it four drams of clarified glue ; and as soon as it
begins to thicken, pour it in the mould, covering the
surface with génoises. This charlotte should freeze nearly
an hour. J

Ditto, with Macaroons of Almonds d’ Avelines.

Make some cream, a la Française, with macaroons if pre-
ferred, and as soon as it begins to thicken, add to it a small
plateful of whipt cream ; then cover the bottom of a plain
mould with macaroons, and put others upright round the
sides, filling up the intermediate spaces with the fragments.
Aftei this, fill the mould with cream, pouring in as much at
a time as will keep the macaroons in their position, and then
let it freeze an hour.

Ditto, with TV afers, flavoured with Pistachios.

1 repare half of the ingredients for making wafers, fla-
vouied with pistachios (see p. 84), adding some coarse

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sugar, if agreeable. As soon as they are baked, cut them
in°strips, to the height of the mould and two inches in
width ; then roll them up longwise, and place them upright
round the sides, covering the bottom of the mould with
other wafers cut in squares, and rolled up into cornets.
Fill the mould with one of the whipt jellies (described in
Part VII.), and then let it freeze for nearly an hour.

The creams used for the above charlottes should be stiff
when put in the mould.

Ditto, with Apples d’Api.

Peel eighty apples d'ajn, and cut them in slices. Then
after putting them on the fire in a large stewpan, with four
ounces of lukewarm butter and four ounces of pounded
sugar, on which you have grated the peel of an orange or
bigarade, place them on a moderate fire, adding to them a
potful of preserved cherries drained of their sirup, and
shaking them from time to time, in order that they may do
equally, and at the same time keep as whole as possible.
While they are doing, cut some round pieces of the crumb
of bread a day old, with a paste-cutter of two-thirds of an
inch in diameter* ; then dip them in four ounces of lukewarm
butter, placing them immediately afterwards at the bottom
and round the sides of a mould which has been previously
buttered. After this, put in your apples, covering the sur-
face with some more crumb of bread dipped in butter.
Three-quarters of an hour before you are going to serve it
up, put your charlotte in a clear oven, or on some hot ashes,
with fire round it. After baking half an hour, examine it ;
and if it has acquired a fine colour, take it out of the mould;
and if it has not, let it remain a little longer. When done,
mask it with apricot-marmalade, apple or currant jelly, or
with the juice of the cherries.

Ditto, with Pippins.

Take thirty-six fine pippins and proceed as before, except
that, instead of preserved cherries, use four spoonsful of
apricot-marmalade.

* The bread may be cut in long strips of the height of the mould
and an inch wide; but they must be placed upright, crossing each
other a little round the sides, covering the mould with other pieces
cut out in the shape of a heart.

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Ditto, with Apricots.

Ditto, with Peaches.

Take twenty middle-sized peaches, not too ripe: cut them
m halves and then blanch them in a light sii-un When

parts “and 3 y f' “"f’ cut cach half *Le equal
p ts, and put them for a few minutes on the fire with four

oouTthf P-OUndev SUP- Hnd tW° ofl,lkewarm butter; then
P , th, Jmraediately m a mould, lined as before. Finish
s usual ; and when done, mask the top and sides of the

andrwhlh h if SirUPi hl 7which y°u ha™ boiled the fruit,

rpdimSa«y redUœd ” 'he ^ 1 “ *

^ Wdh mirabelle or green-gage plums, proceed in the same

Sect. VIII. A Meringue Montée, with Coarse Sugar.

After beating up the whites of six eggs very stiff, mix
them with eight ounces of pounded sugar; and when the
whole is quite smooth, take three good spoonsful of it and
torm it into a round fiat meringue of seven inches in diame-
ter, strewing over it some fine sugar, and then putting it on
a board m a gentle oven, so that both sides may become
thoroughly dry. While it is in the oven, make another
round meringue, but of the usual size, strewing over it also
some pounded sugar ; then put it in the oven by the side of
ie other. After this, make eight more round meringues,
but not quite so large as the last, and flattening them so" that
they are no more than two-thirds of an inch thick. Make
twenty-four more, and every eight less in size than the pre-
ceding, so that the last are only an inch in diameter while
the first are three inches. Mask these with bruised sugar,
and as soon as it is melted, put them on a board in the oven.
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paper, and put the eight largest upright round the bottom
of a dome of lightly coloured almond paste, of six inches in
diameter by three in height; then mask them with the
remainder of the white of egg and sugar, so as to fasten
them to the paste. The remaining small meringues place,
like fish scales, on the other parts of the dome, and then
put the dome for full a quarter of an hour in the oven, in
order that all the small meringues may stick to it. When
you are ready to serve it up, put the large flat méringue on
its proper dish, and cover it in the shape of a dome, with
crème plombière or with whipt cream, flavoured with coffee ;
then place the moulded dome of meringues over it, on the
top of which put the common sized meringues, filled with
the same kind of ingredients with which you have covered
the large one. Serve it up directly.

Instead of the above mentioned creams, you may use half
of the ingredients for making fromages Bavarois, whipt
creams, or blanc mangers à la creme ; but, in that case, you
must freeze them, the same as when you make them in
moulds, and put them gradually over the méringue without
stirring.

A Vase filed with Nuts made of Almond Paste.

Having made two pounds of almond paste, to one of
which give a rose-colour, in three-fourths of the remaining
pound put half a clove of vanilla (pounded and then strained
through a silk sieve) with as much grated chocolate (wetted
lightly, so as merely to dissolve it) as will be sufficient to
give the paste a fine nut-brown colour. The rest colour
light green with spinage juice, and then cut it out in small
leaves like those of the nut-tree; then mould your brown
paste in eighty half-nut shells, and afterwards put your rose-
coloured paste in two half-moulds that form a kind of vase.
The whole put, for twenty-four hours, into the oven ; after
this fill your nut-shells with apple, orange, currant, quince,
or pine-apple jelly, and then fasten the two halves together
with repère, or confectioner’s glue, of the same colour. Fix
the two. halves of your vase together in the same manner,
and then glue them in the middle of a round piece of con-
fectioner's paste of seven inches in diameter ; afterwards glue
three montans, an inch shorter than the height of the vase,
upright in it, fastening on them a piece of confectioner’s paste
of the same diameter as the inside of the vase; and upon
this paste a small half-round of four inches in diameter, and
the same in height. Round this fasten your nuts, with the

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Wes between them ; and found the piece of paste on which

oiinle ned“ Ti^ aCe " bord? °,f *«*“- flavoured with
oiange-peel. Uns piece may be kept a month or two only

changing the border each time you serve it. 5

N B. You may also make the vase of nougat with coloured
confectioner s paste, or spun sugar; in which case you fill it
middle-sized croques en bouchée, or small choux glazed
with ..rose-coloured sugar, and ornamented with pieces of
gieen biscuit paste, or with small meringues filled with cream
or preserves.

A CuP> wii]l « Pine- Apple made of Almond Paste.

Make one pound and a half of almond paste ; one-fifth of
U colour light green ; the remainder divide into two equal
parts, colouring one yellow with the infusion of saffron, and
tlie other lilac, with prussian blue and carmine. With the
yellow paste cover two half pine-apple moulds, of three
inches and a half m diameter, and with the lilac make a cup
of six inches in diameter and two in depth, the foot of which
jou make of the parings. After this roll out your green
paste, and cut it out in long leaves like those of a pine-apple
JJry the whole as directed in the preceding article, and then
asten the foot and cup together, and place your pine-apple,
the halves of which you have previously filled with pine-
apple marmalade and properly glued together, in the centre
placing a few leaves on the top, and the rest round it.
Lastly, ornament the piece of confectioner’s paste on which
you have fastened the cup, with a border of small meringues
filled with preserves.

1\.B. The cup may also be made of rose-coloured con-
fectioner s paste, the pine-apple of light-coloured nougat, and
the leaves of spun sugar.

A Basket with Apples d’ A pi of Almond Paste.

After making a pound of almond paste, colour three,
quaiteis of it with a weak infusion of saffron, so as to give it
a pale yellow tinge ; the rest colour green, and cut it out
into leaves like those of an apple-tree. The yellow paste
cut out into rounds of two inches and a half in diameter
put them into small apple moulds, then put the whole in the
oven to dry. After making six ounces of confectioner’s
paste, adding a little gum dragon to it, and giving it a clear
j ellow colour, roll it into little balls as small as possible, and
place them on a basket mould ; after which put it on a
stove. The whole being perfectly dry, fill the apples with

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apple jelly, and then, after fastening the two halves together,
colour one side a little by rubbing it with your finger dipped
in a little carmine. Having fastened your basket on a piece
of confectioner’s paste, fix another piece in the centre, sup-
ported by three montans , and on it group your apples with
their coloured side upwards, placing the leaves between them ;
then, round the bottom piece of paste, place a border of small
wafers with coarse sugar.

This piece may be kept and served up several times. The
basket may also be filled with middle-sized choux, glazed
with rose-coloured sugar boiled to a crack, and ornamented
with leaves of green biscuit. — It may be made in mosaic ot
rose-coloured lilac, orange, purple, or sky-blue pastil paste.

A Balloon of Spun Sugar.

Take a semicircular mould of six inches in diameter, and
divided into panels ; then spin in it two very white halt-
rounds, which, after being fastened together so as to form a
balloon, fix it on a small pedestal of an inch in height, and
that again on another of two inches in height, placed on a
piece of paste seven inches in diameter; round this put a
border of small nougats. The plume on the top of the bal-
loon make of spun sugar as well as the knot by which it is
fastened. This ballon may also be made of nougats, or of
small croques en bouche à la reine, with rose-coloured sugar ;
but in that case make your border of génoises, madelaines, or
choux pralinés, or glazed with caramel sugar.

A Basket of Spun Sugar filed with Meringues.

Take a basket mould of seven inches in width at the top,
five at the bottom, and six in height; rub it lightly with a
little oil, and then spin in it with your forks (but rather
thick) a white or yellow half-round. The moment you are
going to serve it up take it out of the mould, and fasten it
lightly on a piece of confectionei-’s paste of seven inches in
diameter ; then fix upright in the basket three montans of
five inches in height, fastening on them another piece of con-
fectioner’s paste of the same diameter as the inside of the
basket; upon this piece of paste form a small pyramid of
round meringues filled with crème plombière, iced cream, fro-
mage Bavarois, or whipt jelly, and then fasten four festoons
of spun sugar round the basket, The border which en-
circles the lower piece of paste is of madelaines flavoured
with lemon-peel.

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Second-Course Pastry, mounted.

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and then form a border of small rings round the rim of the

first, one of small wolf’s-teeth round that of the second and
one of half-moons round the third ; mask your montans after-
wards with green or rose-coloured sugar, and then fix three
of them on the largest piece of paste, two inches apart ■ upon
them place your second piece of paste, fastening it to the
montans with hot . caramel sugar. On this piece fix likewise
thiee montans which you fasten as before, and then place the
third piece of paste upon them : on this fix your three last
montans ^ and on them the fourth or smallest piece of paste

masked VOUl te" a Sma11 CUP °f confectioner’s paste
masked with coloured sugar; afrerwards form a ring 0f

twenty-four genmses made like half-moons, pearled, round
the first piece of paste; one of small glazed cakes, filled with
cream flavoured with pistachios, round the second; and one
of small royal cakes round the third.

A Cup mounted on a Censor.

This cup, as well as the foot of the censor, are of con-
fectioner’s paste masked with rose-coloured sugar. The small
pedestal on which they are mounted has a border of canapés
with green pistachios; the large piece of paste at the bot-
tom has one of small plain nougats; the cup is five inches in
diameter by three in height; the foot of the censor is six
inches high, the pedestal is three inches high by five in
diameter: the large piece of paste on which the pedestal
stands is eight inches in diameter. (See Plate V., fig. 1.)

A V ase with Palm-Branches.

The vase is nine inches high by four in diameter at the
top; its foot forms a pedestal of three inches in diameter by
thiee in height. It is made of nougat or confectioner's paste,
masked with sky-blue sugar, and "filled with palm-branches
of white puff paste or spun sugar. The border round the
piece of paste at the bottom is of small choux glazed with
sugar boiled to a crack, and masked with chopped pistachios.
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A Censor with a Cover of Spun Sugar.

The cup of the censor is nearly flat ; it is masked with
lilac-coloured sugar. The cover is made of spun sugar, five
inches in diameter by three in height. The ornaments are
also of spun sugar ; the pedestal is of wafers à l’Allemande ;
it is five inches in diameter by three and a half in height.
The piece of paste on which the censor stands is eight inches
in diameter ; it has a border of lilac-coloured pieces of al-
mond paste, filled with crème plombière, fromage Bavarois, or
cream à la Chantilly.

A few meringues may be put under the cover. (See Plate
V., fig. 3.)

A Wheat-Sheaf ornamented with Spun Sugar.

The sheaf is seven inches high by three in diameter at
the band It is made of white puff paste, except the ears,
which are of spun sugar. It is mounted on two pedestals of
green canapés, four inches in height ; one of them is four
inches in diameter and the other six. The piece of paste on
which it stands is enriched with a border of royal cakes.
(See Plate V., fig. 4.)

A Vase forming a Cascade.

The vase is seven inches high by five in diameter at the
top ; it is made of nougat or of confectioner’s paste, masked
with light green or rose-coloured sugar. The pedestal on
which it stands is seven inches in diameter by two and a half
in height. The border round the piece of paste, at the bot-
tom, is formed of small almond cakes cut in long squares.
The vase is filled with spun sugar in such a manner as to re-
present a cascade. (See Plate V., fig. 5.)

A small Tree of Nougat with Baskets.

The tree is of nougat, but the branches are spread in such
a manner that you can hang a few small baskets to them, as
represented on the plate. The baskets are made on small
semi-globular moulds of one inch and two-thirds in diameter.

Explanation of Tlate V.

No. 1 represents a Cup mounted on a cassolette or censor.
No. 2, a Vase with palm-branches.

No. 3, a Censor with a cover of spun sugar.

No. 4, a Wheat-sheaf ornamented with spun sugar.

No. 5, a Vase forming a cascade.

No. 6, a small Tree of nougat , with baskets.

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with mosaics of confectioner's paste, to which you add a
little gum dragon : they are coloured in the oven. The
branches are ornamented with light-green biscuit cut in
diamonds. The pedestals on which the tree stands are of
small wafers ; they are two inches and a half in length. The
piece of paste which forms the base of the whole is sur-
rounded with a border of turnovers, glazed with rose-coloured
sugar boiled to a crack. (See Plate V., fig. 6.)

A Rotunda with Palm-Trees.

This rotunda has six columns ; it is made of confectioner’s
paste masked with very bright rose-coloured sugar ; when
H is made of white almond paste the palm-trees or columns
should be of green paste ; the capitals of the columns are of
white puff paste, as well as the row of small dentils under-
neath the cornice. The pedestal is made of confectioner’s
paste masked with green sugar; it is seven inches in diame-
ter by two and a halt in height. The border round the foot
of the rotunda is made of ?iougal or white puff paste. The
piece of paste on which the pedestal stands is encircled with
a row of small madelaines flavoured with citron.

A small Temple of Almond Paste.

This temple is round, and has six columns, which, as well
as the cupola, are of a clear sky-blue colour: the entabla-
ture is white. The first pedestal is six inches and a half in
diameter by one and a half in height; the second is two-
thirds of an inch wider, but the height is the same. Both
are of white almond paste. The border round the piece of
paste, at the bottom, is composed of pieces of almond paste
of the same colour as the columns, and filled with fromage
Bavarois.

N. B. This piece may be made either of nougat or of con-
fectioner’s paste.

A small Turkish Pavilion, ornamented with Spun Sugar.

This pavilion is square and has four columns striped
white and green ; the cupola is made of green or white
sugar ; the draperies are of spun sugar, or yellow pastil
paste ; the pedestal, on which the pavilion is fastened, is of
nougat five inches square and two inches and a half in
height ; the border round it is of oblong pieces of biscuit,
iced à la royale, with lemon juice.

This piece may also be made of almond paste.

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A small Ruin on an Island.

This ruin has six columns, viz. three in length and two in
width, with one at the angle ; two of them are broken : the
fragments of the columns and of the entablature are scat-
tered about the inside of the ruin. The columns are made
of confectioner’s paste masked with white sugar, the en-
tablature is of puff paste ; the whole is ornamented with
small bunches of moss ; the first pedestal should be an inch
high by six inches and a half in length, and three inches
and a half in width, and masked entirely with spun sugar
so as to imitate a cascade. The second is in the same style,
two inches in height, but it is composed of wafers ; the bor-
der round the piece of paste on which the pedestals are
placed is made of choux pralinés filled with orange cream.

This piece may also be made of almond paste.

A small Chinese Summer House.

This pavilion is made of confectioner’s or almond paste ;
it has six columns striped white and yellow. Its form is a
polygon ; the spaces between the columns are filled with
lattice-work fixed in frames ; the roof is covered with spun
sugar ; the small eggs are of white pastil paste, and are sus-
pended by small bits of silk ; the pedestal is round, six
inches and a half in diameter by two inches and a half in
height; the border is of choux filled with apricot-marma-
lade, and afterward, glazed with rose-coloured sugar boiled
to a crack.

A small Rotunda in Ruins

This rotunda is in the Gothic style ; the pillars are joined
two and two ; they are twelve in number, four of which are
broken ; the upper pedestal is an inch in height by six
inches and a half in diameter. The second is seven inches in
width ; the border round the piece of paste which forms
^the base of the whole, is formed of nougats made of almonds
d’ avelines cut in fillets. Between each pillar you may put
some spun sugar in the form of a cascade.

N. B. To prevent the columns of confectioner’s paste from
blistering in baking after they are moulded, prick them
here and there, and then place them on a plate two inches
apart, and put them in a moderate oven. The moment the
paste begins to set, draw the plate towards the mouth of the
oven, and then roll the columns, one after another, very
lightly on the board ; after which put them in the oven
again, and let them dry gently. Soon after you have taking

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them out of the oven loosen them from the plate, or else,
when cold, they will break in taking them off.

To these Pièces Montées several others may be added, such
as a small Chinese Chariot covered with a parasol : a small
Turkish Boat ; a Cannon mounted on its carriage, and placed
on a small rampart ; a Mortar mounted in the same manner ;
a small Water-carrier’s Cask with his two pails ; a small Well
with its windlass, ropes, and buckets ; small Casks, Wind and
Water-Mills ; Trees with birds’ nests, &c. &c.

PART VI.

OF COLD ENTRÉES.

Sect. I. — Jelly d’Aspic.

After picking and singeing two fowls, truss their legs
inwards and put them in a small stewpan with an under fri-
candeau or some fragments of veal ; add to them two calves’
feet (boned), or, instead, three knuckles of veal ; then four
large spoonsful of broth, a laurel-leaf, a little thyme, and
sweet basil, and a large fagot of parsley and chives ; put the
whole on a strong fire, skim it well, and then place the pan
on a corner of the stove or in a slack oven, where let it sim-
mer for four hours. When your aspic is done, strain it
through a napkin, and then reduce a ragout-spoonful of
tarragon vinegar to half,* and mix with it a pinch of pound-
ed white pepper, four cloves, and some parings of mush-
rooms, and then add to it your jelly (which you pour off
clear, afterwards beat up the whites of four eggs with a
glass of white wine, and the same quantity of veal gravy ;
and when the whole is well beaten up, add it to the jelly
which you put back on a strong fire stirring it continually
with the whisk till it boils, when you again put it on the
corner of the stove. Put some fire on the lid in order to
draw the white of egg to the surface of the jelly, and let it
simmer for thirty or forty minutes, when it will become very

The vinegar may be omitted.

THE ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C. 227

clear. If this, however, should not be the case — which will
arise from the jelly being too strong, in consequence of its
having been too much reduced in boiling, and which will
sometimes happen notwithstanding the care you may take —
peel two sound lemons so as to leave nothing but the inside,
and after cutting them in slices, beat them up with the
whites of four eggs, and two ragout-spoonsful of jelly-broth
of poultry or other good broth; then, after straining the
jelly through a napkin, put it on a strong clear fire ; add
the whites of egg, &c. to it, and then beat it up again till it
boils, when it must be put back on the corner of the stove
with some fire on the lid as before ; after simmering half an
hour, strain the jelly through a fine diaper napkin fastened
to the four legs of a chair turned upside down. When the
whole of the liquid has passed through, to make it clearer
pour it gently back on the white of egg which remains in
the napkin : this second process, however, is not necessary
if it is clear the first time ; and bear in mind, too, that while
the jelly is runing through the napkin, it should be covered
with a large baking-plate containing some fire, in order to
hasten the operation, which cannot well be accomplished if the
jelly gets cold. It is also necessary to taste the jelly as soon as
it begins to boil, after the whites of egg have been mixed with
it, to add a little more salt if necessary. It should, however,
on no account taste too strong of the salt, neither should it
be insipid ; and mind, too, that all the fat be skimmed off
before you begin to strain it, and particularly that it has ac-
quired a proper consistency, which you may learn by put-
ting a little of it in a small mould, and placing it on some
pounded ice half an hour after. If it feels soft to the touch,
reduce the jelly a little more, and then strain it. In the
contrary case, add a little jelly broth to it.

Montpellier Butler.

Wash a large handful of chervil, about twenty sprigs of
tarragon, the same quantity of pimpernel, and a pint of
chives ; after draining the whole, put it in boiling water
with some salt ; let it boil five or six minutes ; then take it
out, and put it to cool in cold water. After this, boil eight
eggs hard in the water in which you have boiled your herbs
and after squeezing the latter dry, put them in a mortar"
with about twenty fine anchovies, well washed and cleaned"
two table-spoonsful of chopped capers, the yolks of the hard
boiled eggs, and a small clove of garlic. Pound these ingre-
dients well for full five minutes, and then add to them eight

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ounces of butter, a pinch of pepper, some fine salt, a little
grated nutmeg, a glass of sweet oil, a quarter of a glass of
tarragon vinegar, and a little spinage juice, strained through
a silk sieve ; the whole mix well together ; but observe that
the spinage juice should be added gradually to it, so as not
to colour it too dark. When you find that your butter is
highly seasoned, rub it with a wooden spoon through a fine
tammy, or a common horsehair sieve, after which put it in a
small tureen on some ice to harden, and then use it directly.

If you find that it is too tart, add a little more oil ; or if
it is too insipid, a little more salt and vinegar.

Ditto, with Crawfish.

After making eight ounces of crawfish butter (see page
68), pound twenty fine anchovies, washed and cleaned, with
the yolks of six hard-boiled eggs, and a small clove of gar-
lick ; to this add the crawfish butter, together with some
salt, magnonnaise sauce (see the following section), and a
little nutmeg. When the whole has been well mixed toge-
ther, add a glass of sweet oil, a quarter of a glass of tarragon
vinegar, and also a little vegetable red, in order to give the
whole a fine light rose-colour. Then pass it through a
tammy, and place it in a small tureen on some ice.

Sect. II. — Of Magnonnaise Sauces.

White Sauce.

Put the yolks of two very clear eggs, a good pinch of salt,
and the fourth part of a table spoonful of tarragon vinegar,
into a small tureen ; stir the whole quickly with a wooden
spoon, and as soon as it gets thick, add half a table-spoonful
of sweet oil, and, as it gets thicker, a few drops of vinegar,
then some oil, and so on alternately, taking care to stir the
whole continually, by rubbing it against the sides of the
pan; for its whiteness, as well as its sleekness, entirely de-
pends upon keeping it in motion. As your sauce increases
in bulk, add more oil, a little at a time, as well as some
vinegar and aspic jelly ; at first it is absolutely necessary to
add but a very little at one time. Proceed in this manner
till you have used two glasses ot oil, hall a glass ot aspic
jelly, and a sufficient quantity of vinegar, to give it a plea-
sant taste, when it will be finished, and should be used
directly.

This sauce should be made in a cool place, and be stirred
and mixed together as quickly as possible; when it is ready.

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a few drops of cold water added to it will render it parti-
cularly white.

N. B. If in consequence of any delay in serving up your
sauce it should curdle, put a spoonful of cold béchamel and
the yolk of an egg in an earthen vessel, adding a spoonful
of the curdled magnonnaise sauce; stir this mixture quickly
with a wooden spoon, and gradually add to it the remainder
of the magnonnaise sauce, which will thereby recover its
former sleekness ; but it must be used directly.

Another ditto.

Put a ragout-spoonful of velouté, or cold béchamel, a table-
spoonful of lukewarm butter, a good pinch of salt, and a few
drops of vinegar, in a middle-sized tureen ; stir the whole,
like the preceding sauce, by rubbing it continually against
the sides of the pan ; and as it thickens add alternately, a
little at a time, some oil, aspic jelly, and vinegar. This pro-
cess, after fifteen minutes, will give you a magnonnaise sauce
by no means inferior to the former.

Sauce à la Ravigote.

Take a good handful of chervil, together with some tar-
ragon, pimpernel, and a few chives ; when these kerbs have
been well washed, put them into boiling water, and let them
remain boiling for five or six minutes with a little salt ; after
which cool, drain, and squeeze them dry. Pound them well,
adding a spoonful of magnonnaise sauce ; then pass the whole
through a silk sieve, and mix it with a magnonnaise sauce,
prepared like the preceding. Use it directly ; and if you
find it too pale a green, add to it a little spinage juice.

Country Sauce ( Sauce Provençale').

Put two table-spoonsful of fine mustard, the yolks of two
eggs, and some salt, in a middle-sized tureen, then add some
oil and vinegar to it, as in the other magnonnaise sauces.

Sect. III. — A Magnonnaise Sauce op Fillets of Soles,
with a Border of Jelly.

Take the fillets of three middle-sized soles, wash them
in cold water, and, after draining them on a napkin, take off
the skins and trim them. Then put them in a large sauter-
plate, with eight ounces of clarified butter, strew a little salt
over them, and place them on a moderate fire, or in a gentle

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oven. When they begin to whiten, turn them, and let them
simmer a few minutes longer; afterwards drain them on a
napkin, and, when cold, cut them in pieces of two inches
and a half in length, which you put in a dish with some un-
picked parsley, an onion or a shalot cut in thin slices, some
salt, pounded white pepper, and some oil and vinegar; then
cover them with a piece of paper, and let them stand so for
some hours. In the mean time cover the bottom of the
dish which is to go on the table with aspic jelly, and place
it in a pan of ice ; put also in ice a plain round mould of
seven inches in diameter, and two inches in height, having
a cylinder of five inches in width, which you fill with aspic
jelly. An hour after dip it quickly in warm water, and then
empty it immediately on the jelly, which has been set in the
dish. Drain your soles again on a napkin, taking care to
remove the parsley and the small bits of onion ; and then
place them in a circle inside the ring of aspic jelly; round
the jelly form a border of croutons and jelly. (See Plate
VI. fig. 1.) In the centre of the fillets of soles pour one of
the preceding magnonnaise sauces, and then serve it up
directly ; if not, place your dish on some ice.

With pike, carp, turbot, codfish, &c. you proceed in the
same manner.

A Salad of Fillets of Soles.

Prepare your fillets like the preceding ; then boil eight
eggs hard, and, after throwing them in cold water, cut each
egg into four or eight pieces for a border ; afterwards fill
the bottom of the dish which is to go on the table, an inch
thick with yellow lettuce-leaves, cut small and seasoned as
for a common salad. Then drain your soles and place them
in a ring on the lettuce, pouring in the centre a magjion-
naise sauce, or mask the fish with it, which you serve up

Explanation of Plate VI.

No. 1 represents a Magnonnaise sauce of fillets of soles, with a border
of moulded jelly.

No. 2, an Aspic Jelly of the pieces of the breasts of poultry, filled
with a macedoine.

No. 3. a Pullet en galantine , with jelly.

No. 4, a Magnonnaise of pullets, à la reine.

No. 5, Partridges en galantine, with jelly.

No. 6. a Salmi (hash) of partridges.

No. 7, a Croustade of bread, filled with scallops of leverets.

No. 8, a Fricandeau of veal, with jelly.

No. 9, Liver bread on an ornamented pedestal of lard.

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directly ; but bear in mind that the sauce should only be
added in winter, as in summer the heat would spoil the ap-
pearance of the salad in less than a quarter of an hour.
Instead of lettuces you may use celery, &c., and season
your salad with oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and a handful of
the herbs used for making the magnonnaise sauce à la Ra-
vigote (see page 229), and prepared as. there directed. You
may also add to the sauce some aspic jelly chopped fine.

Aspic Jelly of Pieces off the Breasts of Poultry filed with a

Macedoine.

First prepare an aspic jelly as before directed ; then some
young carrots, turnips, French beans, and artichoke-bot-
toms, as directed for a macedoine, with oil ; afterwards put
two ragout-spoonsful of aspic jelly in a plain mould with a
cylinder, which you have placed upright in some pounded,
ice. As soon as the jelly is set, ornament the surface lightly
with some pieces off the breasts of poultry, some red tongue,
or with some very green girkins ; after which pour a few
drops of aspic jelly lightly over the decorations, in order to
fix them in their places without putting them out of form.
Repeat this in five or six minutes after, and then, having
waited five or six minutes longer, pour two ragout-spoons-
ful of jelly gently in the mould, which, when set, will leave
your decorations compressed in the jelly, on which you
then place a circle of ten fillets of poultry, done for a few
minutes with some clarified butter on the sauter-plate, each
fillet cut in two longwise, and each half trimmed afterwards
in an oblong shape ; then half fill the mould with aspic
jelly, and as soon as that is set fill it up ; after which cover
it with a stewpan-lid on which you have placed some
pounded ice. In half an hour after dip the mould quickly
in hot water, then empty it immediately on its proper dish,
which should be placed on some ice, and fill it up with
chopped jelly. Round the edge put a border of croutons of
jelly (as represented in Plate VI. fig. 2). When you are
ready to serve, fill the centre of the aspic with the little
macedoine, to which you add some white magnonnaise sauce.

N.B. Take care that in placing the decorations, as well
as the fillets of poultry, on the jelly, neither of them touch
the sides of the mould.

With the fillets of young partridges, pigeons, rabbits, and
of all kinds of fish, proceed in the same manner.

232 the royal Parisian pastrycook, &c.

Aspic of Cocks’ Combs and Stones filled with a Blanquette of

Poultry.

Pi epare your jelly and proceed as before directed, orna-
menting the aspic with cocks’ stones, dressed very white ;
after nearly filling your mould with jelly, and as soon as it
begins to set, stick a dozen cocks’ combs upright in it, and
then cover it with a stewpan-lid with pounded ice. In the
mean time take the fillets of eight pullets, either roasted or
done in the sauter-plate, cut them in small round pieces of
six inches and a half in diameter, and then mix them in a
small tureen with some salt, pepper, oil, and vinegar ; after
which turn the aspic out of the mould, and place your
blanquette in the centre. Round the aspic form a border of
croutons of jelly, and when you are ready to serve it up,
mask the blanquette with a white magnonnaise sauce, or with
one à la ravigote.

The aspic may also be filled w'ith lambs’ or calves’
sweetbreads or brains ; but in the latter case you substitute
calves sweetbreads and red tongue for the cocks’ combs and
stones. You may also make these kinds of aspics with the
fillets of fish only.

Small Aspic à la Moderne.

Take eight small moulds for timbales of two inches and a
quarter in diameter by three in height, and quite straight ;
ornament them like the large ones, and then fill them in the
same manner. When you are ready to serve, turn all the
aspics out on a dish, placing two, one on the other, in the
centre, and the others round them ; after which surround
the whole with a border of jelly or coloured butter.

Hatelet of Cocks’ Combs and Stones, with Jelly.

After placing five moulds à hatelet on pounded ice, put
two table-spoonsful of aspic jelly in each of them, and when
that is set, ornament the surface with cocks’ combs ; pro-
ceed afterwards as before directed, sticking some cocks’
combs upright in the jelly as soon as it begins to set, and
then covering the moulds with ice ; afterwards mask the
bottom of the dish which is to go on the table with aspic jelly,
which you place on ice to set, and the moment you are
going to serve, turn your hatelets out of the moulds, placing
three of them in a row on the jelly in the dish, and, five
minutes after, the remaining two in the intervals on the top.
Then make a border of croutons of jelly, and pour some

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magnonnaise sauce on the four corners of the three first
hatelets.

Ditto, of Aspic Jelly, with Truffles and Pieces off the Breasts

of Poultry.

Begin filling your moulds as before, and then ornament
them with truffles or pieces off the breasts of poultry and
pieces of truffles, both cut round, one inch and a quarter in
diameter, and placed alternately and nearly upright, so as to
form a row of black and white half-moons. You then fill
them with aspic jelly ; and after turning out the aspics on
the dish, as before directed, place a border round them of
jelly and magnonnaise.

Ditto, with Red Calf's Tongue and Pieces off the Breasts of

Poultry.

Proceed as directed in' the preceding article, with this
difference — that you ornament your hatelets with red calf's
tongue and pieces off the breasts of pullets, both cut in ob-
long strips of an inch in width by one and a half in length.

N. B. Instead of pieces off the breasts of pullets, you may
use calves’ sweetbreads. To make hatelets of fillets of soles
à l ecarlate (red), fillets of pike, perch, &c., you proceed in
the same manner.

Sect. IV. — Of Galantines of Poultry and Game.

A Galantine of Pullets, with Jelly.

Chop half a pound of fricandeau of veal with a pound of
fat bacon and eight ounces of fat of ham, boiled. Add to
it an ounce of seasoning salt, the yolks of two eggs, two
table-spoonsful of sweet herbs scalded, and the same quan-
tity of truffles chopped fine ; after which mix the whole
well togethei , and put it in a tureen. Then peel one pound
and a half of very ripe truffles, and cut them in quarters
Take also a very red calf’s tongue, skin it and cut it length-
wise m six strips only. Cut also a pound of the fat of ham
or of fresh pork, raw, in large lardoons of an inch square!
I hen singe, pick, and bone a middle-sized pullet full of
flesh ; spread it on a napkin, and then cut half the flesh off
the breasts as well as off the legs, and put it on the thin
parts, in order to give every part of the surface the same

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thickness. Add the necessary quantity of seasoning salt,*
and then cover it with half of the force-meat, on which you
place halt of the truffles, halt of the calf’s tongue, and half
of the fat of ham, taking care to mix the colours. Season the
whole lightly with seasoning salt ; then cover it with half of
the remaining force-meat, on which you place the rest of the
truffles, the fat of ham, and the calf’s tongue, all lightly sea-
soned. Then mask it all with the remainder of the force-
meat, and, after forming the pullet in its proper shape, sow
it up, and cover it with slices of bacon ; then put it in a
fine linen cloth, which you tie very tight at both ends,
and secure with packthread, so as to keep it in its proper
form without drawing the strings too close. Cover the in-
side of a stewpan with slices of bacon, and put the galati-
tiiie in it; round which place four onions, four carrots
(turned), a large fagot of parsley and chives, with some
thyme, laurel-leaves, sweet basil, and four cloves. After-
wards add the bones of the pullet, two knuckles of veal or
two calves’ feet, a sufficient quantity of jelly or other broth
to cover the surface of the galantine, a glass of madeira or
of good white wine, and two table-spoonsful of old brandy.
Cover the whole with a piece of buttered paper, and then
put it on a clear sharp fire till it boils, after which let it
simmer gently for three hours. Then remove it from the
fire, and an hour after take out the galantine carefully, and
place it on its breast on a dish (the bottom of which is a
little convex), pressing it lightly on the cloth to squeeze out
the little liquor it may contain. Next cover it with a lid, on
which place a weight of eight or ten pounds, in order to ex-
tend the pullet in width. Then strain the jelly through a
silk sieve, take off the fat, and let it stand full a quarter
of an hour, when you pour it off clear, and clarify it accor-
ding to the directions given for making jellies in general.
The galantine being cold, uncover it, and w'ipe it lightly with
a napkin ; trim it a little if necessary, and mask it per-
fectly with a light-coloured glazing. Afterwards place it
on its proper dish, and put a rose of jelly on the top with
some chopped jelly and a border of round croutons of jelly
of five-sixths of an inch in diameter round it : then serve
it up directly. To make galantines of turkies, partridges,
&c., proceed in the same manner. There are, however, two
other ways of making this galantine : the first consists in

* After boning the pullet, weigh it ; and if it weighs two pounds,
take four drams of seasoning salt for each pound of meat.

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filling the galatiiine with force-meat of poultry,* mixed with
truffles, bacon, or calves’ teats, red tongue, and pistachios,
all cut in small dice ; the other is to cut these ingredients in
lardoons, and in filling the galantine first to place a layer of
force-meat, and then one of lardoons, putting them in regu-
lar order, and repeating the operation twice, after which
finish as before directed. — (See Plate VI., fig. 4).

Ditto, of Red Partridges, with Truffles.

After taking the flesh off a small leveret, put the fillets
aside, and then weigh the remainder of the flesh, which you
chop with double the quantity of fat bacon, and eight
ounces of ham ; adding to it the necessary quantity of sea-
soning, salt, and the yolk of an egg. Then bone three fine
young partridges, and open them on a napkin ; equalize the
thickness of the flesh, and add the necessary quantity of
seasoning, spreading on each of them one-sixth of the
force-meat, and on that, six half truffles wrapped in crepine
of fresh pork. Between them place the fillets of the leve-
ret cut in scallops ; and, after seasoning them a little, cover
them with the rest of the force-meat. Next sow the skins
of the partridges together, so as to give them their natural
form; and after covering them first with slices of bacon,
and then with a linen cloth, tie them round with packthread
to keep them in their proper shape; after which put them
in a stewpan, the inside of which has been covered with
bacon. Add the same kind of seasoning, made with the
carcases of the game, as mentioned before, and let them
simmer gently for two hours; after which, let them get
nearly cool in their liquor ; then drain them, and, as soon as
they are cold, trim them lightly and glaze them. After-
wards place them triangularly on a dish, and ornament them
with jelly (see Plate VI. Fig 5.) Then put first some chopped
jelly round them, and after that a border of croutons of jelly.

Instead of a leveret you may use three young partridges •
and instead of fillets of game, those of poultry.

Ditto, of Pheasant à la Parisienne.

Take a fat Strasburg liver, soak it, &c. as usual, and
then cut each^ half in four fillets. After trimming them
pound two of the fillets with the parings and flesh of a
young partridge, together with the same quantity of fat
bacon : season the whole very high, and add the yolks of

* If th c galantine is of game, you use force-meat of game.

236 TH K ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C.

two eggs, with some sweet herbs done in butter ; when the
whole of this is well pounded, rub your force-meat through
a sieve. Then bone carefully a very high-kept pheasant,
after which place it on a napkin and season it very high.
Next cover it with half of your force-meat, place on it three
fillets of liver, having some truffles (cut in halves only) be-
tween them. Add the necessary quantity of seasoning salt,
and cover the whole with half of the remaining force-meat,
upon which you place the remaining fillets of liver with some
truffles, and the necessary seasoning salt as before, covering
the whole with the rest of the force-meat; then sew up your
pheasant, and finish your galantine like the preceding, put-
ting the bones of the pheasant in the stewpan, and letting it
boil nearly three hours.

Sect. V. — Salades and Magnonnaises op Poultry.

A Salad of Pullets à la Reine.

Take four fine pullets à la reine, dress them in a pan, or
roast them, and as soon as they are cold, cut them up. Sepa-
rate the legs in such a manner that the rump is one inch and
one-third or one inch and a half wide ; then cut off the fillets,
putting the pullet on its back, in order that, by holding the
knife upright and pressing it lightly, you may be able to
cut off the meat easily, which is not always the case
when you lay the pullet on its side; then put the neck on
the table, and holding the pullet straight, cut off the breast
with one stroke of your knife, which you leave three inches
in length. Afterwards cut the rump of the same length,
and trim it in such a manner, that it has only its ordinary
thickness ; then take away all the sinews, &c. from the in-
side, but leave the skin on it. Take the skin off all the
other parts, which you trim lightly, disengaging and scrap-
ing the ends of the small bones of the wings and legs, and
trimming the wings properly. Cut up the other pullets in
the same manner, and then put the whole in a tureen, with
some salt, pounded white pepper, oil, vinegar, some sprigs
of parsley washed, and an onion or a shalot cut in slices ;
mix it all well together, and then cover it with a piece of
paper, after which let it stand for some hours. In the mean
time, wash six fine lettuces, and boil hard eight eggs of
equal size, dipping them in cold water when you shell them.
Half an hour before you are going to serve, drain the pul-
lets on a napkin, taking care to remove all the small bits of

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parsley and onion. Then cut up the lettuces very fine,
except the centre of the hearts, which you leave very small ;
season them like a common salad, and put them in the
dish which is to go on the table. Upon them form a ring with
the legs of the pullets, putting in the centre the wings, and
placing the rumps and two breasts only on the legs. On
them form a ring of the fillets, putting them as close together
as possible, but laying one flat, and the other the reverse
way, and so on, which is better than laying them all flat,
as four of them turn to the right, and the other four to the
left. On the fillets, place the two remaining breasts, taking
care that the whole is raised as high and as taper as possi-
ble. Round the salad form a border of eggs, cut into eight
pieces, placing upright, between each, one of the small hearts
of lettuce, cut into four or six pieces. On the top of the
salad put half an egg, with the heart of a lettuce placed up-
right in it. Mix afterwards a good pinch of chervil, a few
leaves of tarragon and pimpernel chopped, some salt, coarse
pepper, oil, vinegar à la ravigote, and a good spoonful of
aspic jelly, chopped very fine ; and cover your salad with it.

Magnonnaise of Poultry, with Jelly.

After dressing four pullets, cut them up and season them
as before; then let them stand two hours, during which
time put some aspic jelly in ice, and prepare a white mao-,
nonnaise sauce, as directed in page 228. An hour before you
are going to serve, drain the pullets on a napkin, and then
mix them in a tureen with a fourth part of the magnonnaise
sauce, after which place them, for half an hour, on pounded
ice shaking them up from time to time ; then place them on
a dish, m the same manner as has been directed in the pre-
ceding article, but without any salad, raising them as high
as possible; fill the dish with chopped jelly, round which
place a border of croutons of jelly. The moment you are
going to serve, stir the magnonnaise with the sauce-spoon,
to make it soft, and pour it very smoothly over the pullets'
which, however, you cannot do if the sauce is too thick •
yet, should it be so, thin it by adding to it a table-spoonful
of cold jelly, or other broth, or the same quantity of liquid
jelly, or merely water. The magnonnaise of poultry à la
ravigote is prepared in the same manner, except that you
use green instead of white magnonnaise.

/

A Salad of Poultry à la Magnonnaise.

1 his salad is the same as that of pullets described page 23(J,

238 THE ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C.

with this difference — that you cover it with a white or green
magnonnaise sauce.

S aulers of Pullets, with a Salad à la Magnonnaise.

After cutting off and trimming the fillets of six fat pullets,
do them on a sauter-plate with butter, the same as for a
sauter au supreme ; then drain them on a napkin, and put
them to cool, compressed lightly between two stewpan-lids.
In the mean time prepare the twelve small fillets, à la conti,
with truffles, or with red tongue, and place them in a sauter-
plate, in the form of a small horse-shoe. When they are
done, put them to cool between two stewpan-lids, like the
large ones ; then trim all your fillets lightly; after which cut
the hearts of six fine lettuces very small, season them as
usual, and then put them on the dish which is to go on
table in a circular form, placing the large and small fillets
alternately upon them, taking care that the whole is arranged
as round and as taper as possible. Round the salad form a
rich border of croutons of aspic jelly, and in the centre of the
circle pour a white or green magnonnaise sauce.

If you use a white magnonnaise sauce, the fillets should be
lightly glazed ; but if the magnonnaise is à la ravigote, they
should be kept whole.

Ditto of Pullets à l’ Ecarlate, with a Magnonnaise Sauce.

Prepare twelve fillets of pullets, as stated in the preceding
article; but do not separate the large fillets from the small
ones. While they are cooling, trim twelve fillets of red
tongue, giving them the same form as those of the pullets,
except that you cut them a little thinner ; then cover the
bottom of the dish which is to go on the table with chopped
jelly, and on that place your fillets in a circle, a red and
white one alternately ; afterwards ornament the dish with
a border of croutons of jelly, and pour in the centre a white
or green magnonnaise sauce.

Ditto , with Truffles.

Prepare ten fillets of small pullets, as before directed ;
then cut ten fillets of truffles, and let them simmer ten mi-
nutes in champagne, or madeira; glaze your fillets of pullets,
and then cover the bottom of the dish with chopped jelly,
placing on it the whole of your fillets, arranging them in a
circular form, and alternately, one of truffle and then one of
pullets. Add a border of croutons of jelly, and pour a white
magnonnaise sauce in the centre. Serve directly.

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Ditto, with Truffles and Jelly.

After preparing your fillets, as directed in the preceding
article, place them alternately in a plain cylindrical mould;
7 y0111 with aspic jelly, and place it on pounded ice;

then nil the bottom of the dish which is to go on the table
with jelly, and place it also on ice. Half an hour before you
are going to serve, dip the mould as usual in hot water and
turn your aspic out in the middle of the dish with jelly •
place a handsome border of jelly round it, and pour a white
or green magnonnaise sauce in the centre of the fillets.

Fillets of partridges, young rabbits, pigeons, and quails
may be served in the same manner; but in that case you

should mix them with fillets à la conti, or of red tongue or
rnittlp Q

Ditto v la Macedoine, with à Magnonnaise Sauce.

Dress ten fillets of pullets as usual, and place them on a
dish in a circular form, putting half an artichoke at bottom
trimmed m the same manner as the fillets, between each of
them Put a rich border of roots round the dish ; and im-
mediately before you serve, pour a small macedoine with oil
(see page 2o6), in the centre of the fillets, taking care to

'tlike a rock)> and to c°ver [t> as An as the
W B V a wIllte or green magnonnaise sauce.

of truffle or°reSgue.PUt be‘W“n “Ch °f pullet 0ne

Sect. VI.-Of Chauds Froids (Hot Cold Dishes) of
Poultry and Game.

Hash of Partridges, with Jelly.

Roast six red partridges ; when they are cold, separate
the legs, wings and breasts, taking off the skins, amUrim

theT r? We ' Then, Wipe “ -PW", aùd place

hem m a middle-sized stewpan. Put in another stewpan

the fragments of the bones, together with a glass of Rhenish

k and 7?’ a laurtleaf’ and five or shalots Cover
to half A i 7 3 moderate The whole being reduced
to half, add a large spoonful of veal gravy, and then nut it

on the corner of the stove, where i/shouH bo 1 gentfy for
an hour. Then take off the fat very oarePnlW n®!i y °
through a fine napkin, but without squeezing ^ ' AddT *
arge spoonsful of clarified Spanish saAfan fput it b A °
the sided ste'wpan til,

240 THE ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C.

be put again on the corner of the stove. Skim off the fat
again in about half an hour, and put it back on the fire, stir-
ring it continually with a wooden spoon, in order to reduce
it quickly, and at the same time to prevent its settling at the
bottom of the pan. But to make it very clear, you must let
it stand at intervals without stirring, adding to it each time
a table-spoonful of aspic jelly. When this essence is suffi-
ciently reduced, pour it into a small stewpan, stirring it
from time to time with a sauce-spoon, in order that it may
cool very sleek. While it is yet lukewarm, pour a fourth
part of it over the partridges, gently shaking the stewpan,
and then putting it for half an hour on ice. Then place the
leo-s in a close circle, and upon them, in the same manner,
the ten fillets, then three breasts, and on them the other two.
On the top of all place a fine truffle boiled in champagne,
without being peeled, and on that a very white double
pock’s comb. Work your sauce well with a spoon, and if
it should be too thick, put it for an instant on the fire, so as
to warm only the sides of the stewpan; but if, on the con-
trary, it is not thick enough, place it on some ice, which will
soon have the desired effect. When your sauce is finished,
it should with difficulty quit the spoon ; but, at the same
time, be very sleek. * Then pour it carefully over your
salmi (hash), first removing the truffle (which you afterwards
put back in its former place), and then place a handsome
border of roots or aspic jelly round it.

Ditto, with Truffles.

Prepare your hash as before, but use only four partridges.
Add some essence of truffles to the sauce, and place between
each piece a slice of truffles, dressed in wine or in the sauce
of the salmi .hash.) With other game proceed in the same,
manner.

Fillets of Snipes, with Truffles and Jelly.

Roast five snipes, and when they are cold cut off the
fillets. Then pound the meat taken off the legs with some
thin parings of truffles and mushrooms; after which put the.
bones of the snipes in a stewpan, together with a glass of
good white wine, a few parings of truffles, a laurel-leaf, and
some shalots. Put the whole on the fire, and reduce it to
three-fourths. Then strain it through a napkin, mix it
with two spoonsful of clarified Spanish sauce, and proceec
. as directed, in page 249 and above. Having passed the
sauce through a tammy, pour half of it in a stewpan. and add

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to it the meat which you have pounded ; then put the whole
on a moderate fire, stirring it continually with a wooden
spoon, and as soon as it is on the point of boiling, pour it
through a tammy, and let it cool. In the mean time, place
the ten fillets of snipes in a high and narrow circle on the
plate which is to go on the table, with a slice of truffles (trimmed
like the fillets) between each of them. In the centre of this
circle pour your cullis, making it as convex as possible, in
order to detach it from the fillets. The sauce being cold,
you should stir it with a spoon, in order to render it thin and
sleek ; after which pour it over the fillets and the cullis.
Put some chopped jelly round the whole, and then a bor-
der of croulons of jelly; you may also put some chopped jelly
on the top of the cullis. With other game and poultry you
proceed in the same manner.

Chaud-frois of Poultry , with Jelly.

After lightly singeing five pullets à la reine, cut them up
as for a. fricassee, and let them soak a couple of hours on the
corner of the stove, taking care that the water is never more
than lukewarm. Then drain them ; and after cooling them
in several waters, put them in a stewpan, with broth suf-
ficient to cover them. Let them boil a few minutes ; then
drain, and put them again in cold water. When they are
cold, thin them a little, and put them for a few minutes on
the fire in a stewpan, with some lukewarm butter, shaking
the pan frequently, in order to render all the pieces of the
fricassee rather stiff, covering them, in the mean time, with
a small handful of flour. After taking the pan off the fire,
add the liquor in which you have boiled your fricassée,
pouiing it off clear. The whole having been well mixed
together, place the stewpan on the corner of the stove; and,
three-quarters of an hour after, when your fricassée should
be done, take off the fat very carefully, and then with a
strainer, take up all the other pieces, which, after being well
diained, must be put in a stewpan and covered over. After
reducing your sauce as much as is necessary, take it off the
fire, and in two minutes after add to it the yolks of five eo-<rS
stirring the whole continually with a wooden spoon; then
add to it a little broth, and pass it through a fine tammy.
As soon as it is cold, pour one-third of it over your fricassée
which should be shaken up once or twice only, and then
place it for half an hour on pounded ice. Finish this
If poultr afterWards m the same manner as a magnomiaise

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the KOVAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C.

This entree should be raised high, and on the top of it
place a fine truffle dressed in Champagne, but not pealed, on
which put a fine white double cock’s comb. Afterwards
mix a table-spoonful of lukewarm aspic jelly with vour
sauce, which will thicken it a little, but at the same time
make it very sleek ; then pour it regularly over the surface
of the fricassée, first taking care ‘to remove the truffle,
which should afterwards be replaced. Round the fricassée,
put some chopped jelly, and then add a handsome border of
croutons of jelly. Serve directly.

Ditto, with Truffles.

Proceed as directed in the preceding article, but add a
few truffles, cut in half, to the other ingredients ; and after
pouring the sauce over your fricassée, place here and there
a few truffles turned very round. The jelly for your
croutons should be flavoured with truffle. You may other-
wise form a border of roots, nicely glazed.

N. B. When several entrées of chauds froids are required
at the same time, it will be best to place ten right legs on
one dish, and on them a circle of ten left fillets, and on
another dish ten left legs with ten right fillets.

Sect. VII. — Entrees of Veal, Beef, and Mutton,
with Jelly.

A Fricandeau of Veal, with Jelly.

Take a handsome fricandeau of cow-calf, which has a
fine udder.* Sew the udder in the centre of the fricandeau
by running your packthread twice through it, but at the
same time not drawing it too tight; then trim your
fricandeau a little ; dobe it with fat and lean ham, or
with fat bacon and lean tongue, taking care to place your
lardoons in a perpendicular direction ; afterwards put some
slices of bacon in a middle-sized brazing-pan, on which
place your fricandeau, together with its trimmings — two
knuckles of veal, or two calves’ feet a fowl, two carrots,
four onions, a fagot of sweet-herbs, two cloves, a little
salt, half a glass of madeira or brandy, and three large
spoonsful of broth. Cover the whole with slices of bacon,
over which place a piece of buttered paper, and then put

* When the udder is too small, you must add another, and place it
in such a manner that, when dressed, it may have the appearance of
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your brazing-dish on a sharp clear fire. As soon as it boils,
place it on some hot ashes, putting some fire on the top and
let it simmer for full two hours. When your fricandeau
is done, let it stand in its liquor till it is nearly cold, and
drain it on a dish, not omitting to see whether the udder
has got out of its place ; then strain the liquor through a
fine napkin ; and after taking off all the fat, clarify it in the
usual manner, adding to it a glass of white wine, and put-
ting it on ice. The fricandeau being quite cold, take off
the surface of the udder, in order to render it very white
and smooth, trimming it afterwards all round (in the man-
ner represented in the plate). Trim th e fricandeau in the
same manner ; and then glaze the surface, without touching
the udder, in order to preserve its whiteness, in which the
beauty of this entrée partly consists. Then chop half of the
jelly, which should be properly set, and put it on the dish,
which is to go on the table. Place your fricandeau on the
top of it, ornamenting the udder with jelly and truffle or red
tongue ; after which make the rest of your jelly in croutons
for a border. (See Plate VI. fig. 8).

Ditto, with Montpellier Butler.

Prepare your fricandeau in the same way as the former,
and when ready place it on a bed of Montpellier butter,
round which form a handsome border of jelly, roots, or
coloured butter.

Ditto, with Crawfish Butter.

Prepare a fricandeau of veal as before, but without an
udder, larding it with bacon and ham, and tying it round
with packthread ; after glazing it, roll a string of crawfish
butter (which you have previously put on ice) of the thick-
ness of your little finger at one end, but tapering towards
the other extremity, and place it on the fricandeau in a
spiral form, leaving a vacant space of full a finger’s width
between each turn, which you fill with jelly cut in diamonds ;
lound the fricandeau place some chopped jelly with abor-
der of croutons of the same.

Ditto à la Périgord.

After lightly trimming & fricandeau of veal, dobe it with
large lardoons of truffle, which should be placed in regular
order, either in the shape of a rose, a palm-branch, or in
chequers ; then cover it with slices of bacon, and, after
tying it lightly round with packthread to keep it in its form.

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dress it like the former ; when cold trim and glaze it; then,
■with a loot-cutter of two-thirds of an inch in diameter, cut
some round holes in the fricandeau between the lardoons,
m which put upright some other lardoons of truffles’
dressed in champagne, or in the liquor of the fricandeau, of
the same diameter as the holes, but one inch and two-
thirds in length, and placed in such a manner that they
project nearly an inch beyond the surface of the meat. Place
your fricandeau afterwards in a dish filled with finely chop-
ped jelly, with which you also cover the surface of the fri-
candeau, taking care, however, that the lardoons of truffles
project a little beyond it. Put a border round it of croutons
of jelly or glazed truffles, or of both placed alternately,

V cal Cutlets with Jelly.

After trimming eight small veal cutlets, dobe them with
red calf's tongue, or with ham and fat bacon, and then put
them in a stewpan, the inside of which has been lined with
slices of bacon ; cover them with some more bacon, on
which put the trimmings — viz. two carrots, two onions, two
cloves, a large fagot of thyme, lam-el-leaves and sweet
basil, a little salt, a glass of white wine, half a glass of
brandy, and two large spoonsful of broth, placing a piece
of buttered paper over the whole ; then put the stewpan on
the fire, and as soon as it boils put it to simmer for full two
hours with fire over and under, after which let them drain.
When they are nearly cold, place them between two baking-
plates, on which put a six-pound weight; when they are
quite cold, trim and glaze them well, and put them on a dish
filled with jelly, placing the fillets of the cutlets upwards,
and ornamenting the tops lightly with jelly. Round them
place a border of croutons of jelly.

Ditto à la Belle Vue.

After dobing six cutlets with lardoons of truffles and red
tongue (which you place in a square), dress and trim them
in the same manner as the preceding. Then glaze them,
and put them on a small sauter-plate (on which you have
previously put some jelly to set) which you place for a mo-
ment on ice, and then hold it over the fire to loosen the
jelly. Take up your cutlets, and with the point of a knife
cut off all the jelly that projects beyond the edge ; then
place them on a dish filled with jelly with their fillets ;
after which put a border of croutons of jelly round them

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Calves’ Brains à la Magnonnaise.

After cleaning five calves’ brains, let them soik for some
hours in cold water ; then drain them and place them on a
skimmer, from whence you put them in a stewpan with
boiling water in which you have put a small handful of salt
and half a glass of tarragon vinegar ; after boiling full a
quarter of an hour, take them out with the skimmer, being-
careful to keep them whole, and then put them to cool in a
tureen with cold water ; afterwards line the inside of a
stewpan (for calves’ sweetbreads) large enough to hold the
brains easily with slices of bacon ; then cover the brains
with slices of lemon, and mask the whole with some more
slices of bacon and a piece of buttered paper : add a fagot of
sweet herbs, two onions (in which you stick two cloves), and
a sufficient quantity of broth or fat to cover the brains.
When they boil, take them off the fire, and put them to sim-
mer gently for full an hour ; after which let them get
nearly cold in their liquor ; then drain them on a napkin,
and after dividing them into two and trimming them a little,
place them in a circle on the dish which is to go on the table.
Tut some chopped jelly round them, and ornament the edge
ot the dish with a border of croulons of the same ; in the
intermediate spaces between each part of the brains put a
half-moon of jelly, which should be cut out with a paste-
cutter of one inch and two-thirds in diameter ; in the cen-
tre of the circle pour a white or green magnonnaise sauce.

A Salad of Calves’ Brains.

After preparing five calves’ brains as before directed,
place them on a dish, the bottom of which you have filled
with lettuces cut small and seasoned as for a salad. Put
likewise some lettuce round the brains, and surround the
whole with an elegant border of eggs, ornamented with hearts
of lettuces and fillets of anchovies. The moment you are
going to sei ve, cover the brains with a green magnonnaise
sauce, or else pour it in the centre of them.

Calves’ Brains, with Montpellier Butler.

Form a circle of Montpellier butter (either with or with-
out ciawfish) in the centre of your dish, and place upon it
four calves’ brains dressed and trimmed as before directed,
with a crouton of Montpellier butter between each of them!
In older to facilitate the cutting of the butter, you should
previously put it in water with some pieces of washed ice.

N. B. You may put some fillets of anchovies round your

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croutons of butter. The outer border is made of croutons of
aspic jelly.

Calves’ Brains , with Jelly.

Prepare half the quantity of Montpellier butter described
in page 227 ; then fill a mould for borders (having a cy-
linder) with jelly, and as soon as it is set turn it out on a disli
which is put on pounded ice. In the centre of your circle
of jelly put a whole brain, and cover it with Montpellier
butter (previously hardened in ice), so as to fill up the
circles. On the butter put three more whole brains, dressed
as usual and very white, the surface of which should be
covered with chopped jelly or fillets of jelly. The border is
made of jelly or coloured butter.

Bala tines (Balls) of Lamb en Galantine, with Jelly.

After taking the bones out of a shoulder of lamb, fill and
dress it in the same manner as galantines of poultry, taking
care that it is quite round. When nearly cold, drain and
press it lightly between two lids ; after which trim and
glaze it, and then place it in a dish filled with chopped
jelly. Cover the top with a handsome rose or double star of
fillets of jelly, and put a border round it of croutons of the
same.

You may also dress a neck of mutton en galantine formed
like a carbonnade.

Fillets of Mutton, with Jelly.

Cut the fillets off two fine necks of mutton, and dobe
them with middle-sized lardoons seasoned with sweet herbs ;
then put them in an oval stewpan lined with slices of
bacon ; add to them all the trimmings of the mutton, tAvo
carrots (turned), two onions (in which are stuck two cloves),
a large fagot of parsley, a little salt and coarse pepper, a
glass of madeira, and two large spoonsful of jelly or other
broth ; after which cover the Avliole with some slices of
bacon and a piece of buttered paper. As soon as it boils,
put it to simmer, with fire over and under, for full two
hours, when you should take the stewpan off the fire and
let the fillets get nearly cold in their liquor. Then drain
them, pressing them lightly betAveen tAvo lids, and Avhen
they are perfectly cold, trim and cut each fillet in tAvo, so as
to have four fillets of equal length ; then glaze them and
put two of them on a dish, and the other two across them.
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branches, and put a border of rich croutons of jelly round
them. Fillets of venison, &c. are dressed in the same
manner.

Mutton Cutlets, with Jelly.

After dobing ten mutton cutlets with ham and bacon, put
them regularly in a round stewpan, the inside of which you
have covered with slices of bacon, and put some more bacon
over them. Then add the trimmings of the mutton, two
carrots (turned), two onions, two cloves, a fagot of sweet
herbs, a little salt and fine white pepper, a glass of madeira
or white wine, and two spoonsful of jelly broth ; cover the
whole with a piece of buttered paper, and let it simmer two
hours. When your cutlets are nearly cold, drain them and
press them a little between two lids, on which place a
weight of six or eight pounds. When they are perfectly
cold, trim and glaze them ; then put them on a dish filled
with chopped jelly, with the fillets upwards, ornamenting
them with jelly, and putting some chopped jelly with some
croutons of the same round them.

Sheeps’ Tongue à la Magnonnaise.

After scalding twelve sheeps’ tongues, trim them and
place them in a stewpan lined with slices of bacon ; then
add the trimmings, viz. two carrots, two onions, two cloves,
a large fagot of sweet herbs, some salt and coarse pepper,
a large glass of madeira or other wine, and two spoonsful of
jelly broth, covering the whole with a piece of buttered
paper. Let them simmer three hours, and when they are
nearly cold, drain them and place them between two baking-
plates, in order to flatten them as much as possible. When
they are quite cold, take off the skins and trim them in a
handsome form ; then glaze them and place them in a circle
on a dish for entrées, putting some chopped jelly and a
handsome border of croutons round them. The moment
you are going to serve, pour a white or green magnonnaise
sauce in the centre.

The magnonnaise sauce may be omitted and the tongues
served up with jelly only. When they are red, use only
ten, placing between each a fillet of red calf’s tongue,
trimmed in the same shape as the sheeps’ tongues, and in
the centre of the circle put some chopped jelly.

Ditto, with Montpellier Butter.

Prepare ten tongues in the same manner as the preceding,

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sboUtJntf^°frssing t,lem fliï' press tlK'm on sides

V? '! a !em n:in;ow’ and then trim and glaze them,
in thieknerWaf "-'"T 6 Montpellier butter of one inch
n ck,nes?! l°™ m h«ght, and five in diameter, in the
cent e of a d,s h for entrées; round this circle, at the distance
of an inch, place a border of the same butter, in order to
support the tongues, which should be placed upright round
the mner circle ; then ornament the tongues with jelly, and
put a cock s comb, cut out of red tongue or truffles, between
each of them Put some chopped jelly round them, and en-
close the whole in a border of roots, coloured butter, or jelly.

Ditto, with Montpellier Butter flavoured with Cra wfish.
Form a circle of butter, seven inches in diameter, two in
height and one in thickness, on the dish which is to go on
the table. On this circle place the thick ends of the tongues
in such a manner that the thin ends are in the centre; cover
them afterwards in the middle, with a little crawfish butter,
forming a small dome of three inches in diameter, and cover-
ing them with chopped jelly. Place a crouton of jelly between
the thick ends of the tongues, put some chopped jelly round
the whole, and then enclose it in a rich border of the same.

Bibs of Beef , with Jelly.

After trimming lightly three ribs of, beef, lard them with
seasoned ham and bacon, and then cover them with slices
of bacon ; after which they should be lightly tied round
with packthread to keep them in a handsome form ; then
put them in an oval stewpan with some trimmings of
bacon and veal, a glass of madeira, half a glass of brandy,
three large spoonsful of jelly broth, two carrots (turned),
two onions stuck with cloves, a good fagot of sweet
herbs, and a little salt and coarse pepper, covering the
whole with a sheet of buttered paper. Let your beef
boil gently for four hours, after which let it stand in its
liquor till it is only lukewarm, when it should be drained
and pressed a little between two lids. When it is quite
cold trim it, taking care not to separate the bones, which are
to be scraped very white ; then glaze your beef and place it
on chopped jelly, in a dish for entrées. Ornament it lightly
with jelly, and jDut a border of jelly round it.

Fillets of Beef, with Jelly.

Trim lightly a fine fillet of beef, and then dobe it with
ham and bacon; after which roll it up in a spiral form, be-
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thread to keep it in its shape ; round it put some slices of
bacon, and then put it in a round stewpan with the same
kind of seasoning as mentioned in the preceding article ;
dress it in the same manner ; and when the fillet is nearly
cold drain it, and press it lightly between two lids. When
quite cold, trim and glaze it; then ornament the top with
jelly, and put some chopped jelly and a border of croutons
of the same round it.

N. B. You may also give your fillet another form by fold-
ing it, after it is dobed, in two, lengthwise, and then tying
it round with packthread so as to keep it in an oblong shape.

Sect. VIII. — Op Croustades a la Moderne.

A Croustade of Bread, with Leverets cut in Scallops and

Chauds Froids.

Prepare your croustade as before directed in Sect. IX. p. 54.
and, after emptying it, cover the inside witli two spoonsful
of force-meat ; then put it, for a few minutes, in the oven to
set the force-meat, and, when cold, put in it the scallops,
which are to be prepared as follows : Take the fillets of two
leverets, and after cutting 'them in scallops put them on a
sauter-plate, and cover them with lukewarm butter, a little
fine salt, and over that a piece of buttered paper ; put after-
wards, in a stewpan, the fragments of the leverets, seven or
eight shalots, a laurel-leaf, a clove of garlic, two large
spoonsful of broth, and some mushrooms or parings of
truffles, placing the stewpan, as soon as it boils, on the corner
of the stove. In an hour after you must pass this essence
through a napkin ; after which reduce a glass of good white
wine with some shalots, half a laurel-leaf, and two cloves;
then add to it two large spoonsful of clarified Spanish sauce,
together with the essence of the game. When it boils, put
the stewpan on the corner of the stove and let it boil gently
for full an hour, when it should be taken off and your sauce
passed through a tammy. Pour it in a middle-sized stew-
pan, and reduce it by making it boil hard, stirring it con-
tinually with a wooden spoon. When sufficiently reduced,
pour it, through a tammy, into a stewpan, which you have
previously placed on another with boiling water ; then do
your scallops in the sauter-plate, on a moderate fire, and
after draining off the butter, pour half of the sauce over
them, shaking the stewpan in order to mix the whole well
together. As soon as your escalope (scallops) is cold, put it

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i egularly in the croustade ; then work the remainder of the
sauce with, two spoonsful of jelly hardly lukewarm, and
when sufficiently worked pour it over the the escalope and
serve it up. . You may ornament the edge of the dish with
croutons of jelly, roots, or coloured butter; you may also
prepare this entrtéc by first dressing the fillets whole between
slices of bacon, or in butter only, with a laurel-leaf, either on
hot ashes or in a gentle oven. When your fillets are cold
cut them in scallops, and pour the same sauce over them as
before.

The croustades may be filled with all kinds of small game
cut in scallops, or with a blanquette of poultry, with truffles
or mushrooms.

Liver, Poultry, and Game-Bread.

Take ten ounces of panada (see force-meat, page 67),
pound it well, and add to it eight ounces of butter or grated
bacon. Then pound sixteen ounces of fine capon liver, well
washed and soaked, and add to it the panada ; after which
pound the whole full a quarter of an hour longer, and then
add the yolks of five eggs', an ounce of seasoning salt, two
spoonsful of sweet herbs, and one ounce of velouté. These
ingredients having been w ell mixed together, pass them
through a sieve used for force-meat into a tureen ; and add-
to them two ounces of calves’ teats, scalded and cut in small
dice, two of red tongue, and two’ of truffles ; some add like-
wise two ounces ofgirkins, but they are better omitted. Put
the whole in a cylindrical mould for entrées, the inside of
which you have previously lined with small and very thin
slices of bacon, and then strike it gently, in order that the
force-meat may take the proper shape of the mould. Cover
the top with some more bacon, and then put the mould in a
stewpan four inches larger than the mould, nearly filled
with boiling water. Place it on hot ashes, and put likewise
some on the lid, in order that the water may have the same
degree of heat, viz. nearly boiling ; for the least ebullition
will cause the force-meat to swell and lose its proper form.
Two hours after, take the mould out of the stewpan, and
put it in ice, or in a cool place. When the liver is quite
cold, warm the mould on the stove, in order to get it out
easily by turning it on a stewpan-lid. Then remove the
mould as well as the slices of bacon which cover the liver ;
after which glaze the top and sides with a very light-
coloured warm glazing, and then place it on a dish for
entrées, the bottom of which has been covered with jelly.

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Put some chopped jelly along the edge of the dish, and round
it a handsome border of croutons of the same ; ornament
the top with small croutons of chopped jelly.

Follow the same directions in making poultry or game-
bread, substituting a pound of fillets of poultry, or of the
flesh of leverets, young rabbits, or partridges for the liver ;
adding, besides, two ounces more butter, or else some velouté
or Spanish sauce well reduced.

Sect. IX. — To ornament Aspics.

In order to set off these entrées to the best advantage, the
ornaments should never consist of more than one or two co-
lours ; for instance, the top of a circle of aspic jelly may be
ornamented with a wreath, the leaves of which are of the
pieces off the breasts of poultry, and the small buds of truf-
fles ; or you may make the leaves of truffles, or girkins, and
the buds of meat, or the buds of truffles, and the leaves of
red tongue ; but still never use more than two colours at a
time. It may, indeed, be ornamented but with one colour,
unless you wish to vary the leaves, placing alternately reel
and white, or black and white, or white and green, which
produces a very good effect.

Some ornament with a circle composed of lobsters’ tails, or
of small cocks’ stones, dressed very white ; which method is
preferable, depends entirely on taste, and it is seldom you
can decorate one aspic in the same manner as another.

It is further necessary to observe, that before you place
the ornaments in the mould, you should never cover it more
than one-third of an inch thick with jelly, on which you form
your decorations, and then mask them with the same thick-
ness of jelly as before.

By using these two layers of nothing but white, and then
filling up the remainder of the mould with coloured jelly,
your ornaments will appear to much better advantage than
if filled entirely with coloured jelly.

A piece of Salmon , with Montpellier Butter.

Take a fine piece of salmon of five or six inches in width,
scrape off the scales, and wash it ; then place it upright, and
lard it with a dozen very green girkins*, turned! ' Fill
the inside with a large carrot cut to the shape, and
wrapped round with slices of bacon ; place it on a piece of

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skin of tlie same size, tying it round with packthread to keep
it in its proper form. After this put it in a stewpan with a
marinade, made as follows: Put in a stewpan a good piece
ot butter, three onions, and three carrots cut small, a small
handful of unpicked parsley, some thyme and sweet basil,
two laurel-leaves, lour cloves, and a large pinch of* coarse
peppei ; and then place it on a moderate fire for fifteen or
twenty minutes, taking care to stir the whole continually
with a wooden spoon, in order to give the roots a light co-
lour. . Add two bottles of good white wine with a sufficient
quantity of salt; and then pour this marinade under the
salmon, which you place on a gentle fire, letting it simmer
foi nearly an hour ; after which let it get cold in its liquor,
and then drain and trim it so as to leave nothing but the red
meat. Cover the bottom of a dish for entrées with Mont-
pellier butter (see page 227), and place your salmon upon it,
which you mask all round with the same kind of butter.
Ornament it afterwards with wolves’ teeth made of truffles,
and having at the points of them small buttons of red tongue.
On the salmon place a rose of aspic jelly, and then surround
the whole with a border of small onions à la chiori.

\ ou may also serve such a piece of salmon glazed, and
simply laid on a bed of Montpellier butter, or flat on the
butter, ornamenting the top with jelly, and placing a rich
border of croulons of jelly round it.

Ditto, milk Magnonnaise Sauce.

After preparing and trimming a fine piece of salmon, like
the former, glaze it lightly, and then place it on a dish for
entrées, the bottom of which you have covered with white or
green magnonnaise sauce. In the vacant part of the salmon
pour more of the same sauce, and ornament the top with a
palm-branch of jelly, and place a border of croutons of jelly
round it.

You may also cover the salmon entirely with magnonnaise
sauce, and ornament it afterwards with truffles, gherkins,
and red tongue.

Trout, with Magnonnaise Sauce.

Clean three small trouts, and secure just their heads
with packthread ; dress them in red wine, with the marinade
described above, taking care that they only simmer for
twelve or fifteen minutes. As soon as they are cold, drain
and strip them, and then trim them ; place them afterwards
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magnonnaise sauce, ancl decorating them with turnips 01
gherkins, fillets of anchovies or red tongue, remembering that
your ornaments should never be of more than one colour.
Round the whole place a border of croutons of jelly, and
then serve them up.

Perch, ornamented with Magnonnaise Sauce.

Take three perch of equal size, and, after cleaning them,
tie some packthread round their heads only ; then put them
in an oval stewpan with some sprigs of parsley and salt-
water,* cover them with an oval piece of buttered paper, and
let them simmer gently for fifteen minutes. As soon as they
are cold, drain and trim them, and then place them on a dish ;
mask them with a white or green magnonnaise sauce, and
decorate them in the same manner as the trout. Place a
border of jelly round them.

You may also serve this entrées by masking it simply with
magnonnaise sauce, without ornamenting it.

A Galantine of Eels en Bastion, with Jelly.

Clean and bone a fine eel, taking care not to break the
skin, and then extend it on a napkin ; cover it lightly with
force-meat of pike, and on this place some fillets of truffle,
red tongue, and gherkins, of one-quarter of an inch square ;
add a little more force-meat, arid then roll up the eel in its
proper form, sowing it up with packthread; after which
cover it with slices of bacon, and then roll it in half a napkin,
tying it at both ends, and sewing it up lengthwise, in order
that the form of the eel may be kept perfect. Having pre-
pared your galantine in this manner, put it in a fishpan, with
the same kind of marinade as has been described, page 252,
and let it simmer gently for thirty or forty minutes, after
which let it stand in the marinade till it is cold ; then drain
it, and cut it into eight pieces, one of which should be six
inches in length, and the others three inches; glaze and
place them on a bed of Montpellier butter (either prepared
as usual, or flavoured with crawfish), the largest in the
centre, and the others round it. Place round the top of each
a border of small croutons of jelly, and in the centre of it put
a little chopped jelly, and then a rich border of fine croutons
of jelly round the whole.

* Dissolve two large handsful of salt in two pints of water, and
then pour it oil' clear.

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Ditto, rolled up in u Spiral Form.

Dress an eel in the same manner as the preceding, and
after rolling it in a napkin, place it in a spiral form round a
dome of four inches m height and three inches in diameter
and then put it, together with the dome, in a napkin, which
you tie lightly, to keep the eel in its proper form ; then put
it in a round stewpan, with a marinade as before, and when
done, let it stand in its dressing till it is cold; after this
drain it, and, uncovering it, put it on a dish, in the centre of
which you have formed a dome of Montpellier butter in
order to keep the eel in its proper shape. After glazing it
put some glazed mushrooms upon it, or, instead of them'
some large pearls prepared as follows : Spread some Mont-
pellier butter, half an inch thick, on a stewpan-lid, and put
it on ice, and when it is set cut out your pearls with a paste-
cutter of three-quarters of an inch in diameter, and then
place them on the eel ; this has a better effect than the mush-
rooms. The border round this entrée is made of croutons of
jelly.

Ditto, with Magnonnaise Sauce.

Prepare an eel the same as en bastion (see page 253), and
when cold cut it into ten pieces, three inches in length’ and
each piece shaped like a lozenge. Put four of these pieces
on a dish, so as to form a perfect lozenge ; then three • on
these put two more ; and lastly, the remaining one on the
top of all, all corresponding with each other. Cover them
with a white or green magnonnaise sauce, and put a border
round them of jelly, or coloured butter.

Ditto, formed like an Arch, with Montpellier Butter favoured

with Crawfish.

Bone a middle-sized eel, which, after being filled with
force-meat as before, cut in the middle, and then cover with
slices of bacon and a napkin, tied as usual. After this, place
your two halves in an oval stewpan, in the form of a horse-
shoe, putting some fragments of carrots round them to keep
them in their shape. Dress them as before directed, and
when cold trim and glaze them, and then place them up-
right in some Montpellier butter, in such a manner that the
two halves form a complete arch, which you may ornament
with lobsters’ tails, truffles, and jelly. Round it put a border
of jelly.

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Sect. X. — Of Vegetables.

A Pyramid of Asparagus in a Crust.

After making the yolks of four eggs into a paste for
nouilles, roll it till it is nineteen inches in length by one
and a half in width. With the trimmings make a round
piece six inches in diameter, fastening on the edge of it the
long strip, so as to form a crust, which after being pinched
and ornamented a little, and then egged, must be put in a
gentle oven. In the centre of this crust put a fine head of
asparagus, and round it put six others nine inches in length,
and again round these put twelve more, each of eight
inches in length ; round these twelve put sixteen others
seven inches in length ; and lastly, two more circles, the
first six, and the last five inches in length.

Care must be taken to boil the asparagus in plenty of
water, to preserve their green colour. When they are
nearly done so as to be a little firm, cool them in cold water.

Asparagus served in this manner are eaten either with
oil or with magnonnaisc sauce.

Artichoke Bottoms, with Magnonnaise Sauce.

After taking the leaves off eight fine artichokes, turn them
round carefully, rubbing them the while with half a lemon,
and then throw them into cold water. Having prepared
the eight artichokes in this manner, put them in a middle-
sized stewpan with boiling water, two ounces of butter, the
juice of two lemons, and a sufficient quantity of salt ; when
they quite boil, put the stewpan on the corner of the stove
to simmer, covering the artichokes with a round piece of
buttered paper. The moment they feel tender, drain them,
take off the chokes and then trim them. Marinate them af-
terwards in a tureen, with oil, vinegar, salt, and coarse
pepper; let them stand two hours, and then drain them,
and cut each artichoke in two, one piece a little larger than
the other ; the larger pieces again cut in two, and place
them in a circle on the dish which is to go on the table ; after-
wards cut the other pieces in two, and place them in a circle
upon the others. The moment you are going to serve, pour
a white or green magnonnaise sauce in the centre, and if
you like, you may add a border of jelly, or roots.

A Pyramid of Salsifies* with Oil.

Take a bundle of salsifies, as nearly as possible of the same
size ; scrape them, and then throw them into a tureen, with

* Salsify is a kind of edible root, called also goats’-beard.

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water, in which you have put some salt and vinegar ; then
drain them and sauter them in a large stewpan, with four
ounces of lukewarm butter, and the juice of two lemons, or
two spoonsful of good vinegar, which will preserve the
whiteness of the salsifies; then, after filling the stewpan with
a sufficient quantity of water, nearly boiling, put them on
the fire with a small handful of salt. As soon as they boil
put the stewpan on the corner of the stove (covering thé
salsifies with a round piece of paper), and let them simmer
till they are tender ; then let them cool in their liquor.
After this, drain them and put them for two hours in oil
tarragon vinegar, salt, and coarse pepper ; then trim them iii
such a manner that you can place them in a dish as you may
fancy. Pour some oil and vinegar in the bottom of the dish,
01 else cover the whole with a white magnonnaise sauce.

\ ou may also serve up your salsifies in bundles, tying
them with fillets of anchovies ; place them upright in a
circle, and pour a green magnonnaise sauce in the centre.

A Macedoine , with Oil, in a Crust..

Take five very fine red carrots, and as many turnips, cut
t lem in pieces of two-thirds of an inch in length, and again
in small rounds, with a root-cutter a quarter of an inch in
diameter. Then put them in boiling water, and boil them
for a few minutes with a pinch of salt; after which put
them in cold water, and, when cold, dress the carrots and
turnips separately, in some broth, with a little sugar. Then
drain them, taking care that the turnips are a little firm,
and, when they are cold, mix them in a tureen with some
heads ot asparagus, and green French beans that have been
cut in strips of two-thirds of an inch in length, and boiled,
yet not done too much. After this, add a good spoonful
of middle-sized peas that have been dressed, and one of
white French beans. Season the whole with oil, tarragon
vinegar, a little nutmeg, some coarse pepper, some chervil,
a small clove ot shalot chopped very fine, and three spoons-
ful of aspic jelly ; mix the whole well together, and when
you are ready to serve, place your macedoine, in the form of
a lock, in a small crust, the same as for a pyramid of as-
paragus (see page 255). Serve it up immediately. You
may put a circle of small pieces of cauliflowers, dressed very
white, round the edge of the crust.

Cucumbers, mushrooms, and artichoke-bottoms, cut in
rounds like the carrots, may be added to the macedoine,
which might also be put in a second-course dish, with a bor-
der of roots or cauliflowers round it.

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After marinating the macedoine with oil, vinegar, salt,
and pepper, drain it in a napkin, and then mix with it two
small spoonsful of good magnonnaise sauce, aftei wine ,
place it on a dish in the form of a pyramid, and then cover
it with magnonnaise sauce.

Artichoke Bottoms, with Jelly.

Dress ten artichoke-bottoms as directed, page 255- When
cold, trim six of the finest very round, and cut each of the
four others in three round pieces of equal thickness, with a
paste-cutter of one inch and a quarter or one inch and a half in
diameter. Put these round pieces two and two, and at equal
distances in the dish, in which as much aspic jelly as would
cover the bottom has previously been set, and then place the
six round artichokes upon them like cups, filling the in-
side of each with some chopped aspic jelly. Round the
dish put a border of roots, or jelly.

Artichoke-bottoms, à la macedoine, are prepared in the
same manner as the preceding, but formed into the shape ot
a pyramid, and covered either with a spoonful of macedoine,
(prepared as directed in p. 256), or simply with small green
French beans, half an inch long, dressed with oil, or with
the heads of asparagus. Before you place your artichokes
in the dish, you may marinate them with salt, white pepper
(pounded), oil, and tarragon vinegar ; and after standing two
hours, drain them in a napkin.

Ditto, ornamented with lied Tongue.

After dressing fourteen artichoke-bottoms like the former,
cut off one-third of the diameter of each of them, and then
place them upright, two and two, on their cut side, forming
them in a circle ; then cut seven slices of red neats’ tongue
in half-rounds, with denticulated edges, and place them in
the intermediate spaces between the artichoke-bottoms.
Cut afterwards the fragments of the artichokes and tongue
in small dice, and mix them with a green magnonnaise
sauce, which you pour in the centre of the circle. You
may also cover the artichokes with a white magnonnaise
sauce, and then add the half-rounds of tongue or truffle,
denticulated as before. You may likewise dress them with
oil and à la ravigote chopped very fine ; and also put in the
centre of the artichoke-bottoms a good macedoine, heads of
asparagus, or green French beans, with oil.

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A Salad, a la Parisienne.

Prepare in the same manner as for a macedoine fs pp n

zr» heads °f

oeans, and mix them in a small tureen with oil tarragon
negar salt pepper, chervil, and a little chopped shakit •
then after boiling in water a fine red beet-root ?and Three

in fhiePk°itat0eS5 T'1 them in sIicesof one inch and two-thirds

nc h ck'afVo agiln m Stf ght pi6CeS of two-thirds of an
c i thick , aftei wards cut each piece diagonally, so that when

both pieces are put together, they &rm% perfect triable

heh place your triangles of potatoes in a dish, for thé

second-course, m a circle of six inches in diameter with a

that"the whoWr00t befVinn T h °f thera' in such a manner
in heilr T rmS a fuli Wder of one inch and two-thirds
in height. To support your border, fill the bottom of your

mulh V 1 aSpiC f ^ Which y°u set on ice S then take thirty
one 3nd ?" °Ut I1'?6 Centl'e With a root-cutter of

a he’ad hp f a" Ulch Wldth ’ after which put in each ring
smalt l asparagus of an inch in length, French beans, ov
small round pieces of carrot or beet-root. Next dip your
mushrooms in a large spoonful of aspic jelly, a little set

Thl S/mi them successively 011 the border of beet-root!
I ll s little jelly will give your mushrooms the appearance

ot being glazed, and will produce a very fine effect. The
moment you are going to serve, dress your macedoine and
poui it in the circle, covering it afterwards with a white
magnonnaise sauce. Inside the circle place upright the
heai its of some small lettuces cut in halves or quarters, fixing
a whole one in the centre of the macedoine , which you shape
like a pyramid. _ You may also make your border of hard
Joiied eggs, cut in four or eight pieces, and also substitute
celery or succory leaves for the hearts of lettuce ; but in
ease you make your border of eggs, you must fasten them
to the dish by pouring some jelly on it as before. Cover
the macedoine with a green magnonnaise sauce.

Cauliflowers and Green French Beans in a Crust.

Prepare a crust (as directed in p. 255). Then after boiling
your beans very green, mix them in a tureen, with oil, tar-
ragon vinegar, coarse pepper, a little nutmeg, some parsley,
and a little chopped shalot. The moment you are going to
serve, pour half of them in the crust, round the edge of
which you place a circle of small cauliflowers of equal size;
then put in the remainder of the beans, and raise the whole
as high as possible.

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Cauliflower et la Magnonnaisc, with Jelly.

After putting on your cauliflowers with some salt, butter,
and boiling water, take them off the fire before they get too
soft ; and let them get cold in their water, which will do
them thoroughly. After this drain and marinate them for
two hours with oil, vinegar, salt, and white pepper (pounded).
The moment you are going to serve, fill up your dish as high
as possible, masking your cauliflowers with a white magnon-
naise sauce, and place a border round them of fine croulons
of aspic jelly.

A Pyramid of Green French Beans , with Oil, in a Crust.

Take some fine French beans, as much alike in size as
possible, or cut in two lengthwise when they are too long.
When you have trimmed them, throw them into a large pan
full of boiling water, in which you put a small handful of
salt. As soon as they are done put them in cold water, and
then drain them in a cullender, and afterwards dry them in
a napkin. Then mix them in a tureen with oil, vinegar,
salt, white pepper (pounded), chopped parsley, and shalot ;
and the moment you are ready to serve, place your beans in
the shape of a pyramid, in a small crust similar to that for
the pyramid of asparagus, or simply on a dish, for the se-
cond course.

Sect. XI. — A Loin op Veal, with Jelly.

After dressing a loin of veal in the usual manner, put it
between two baking-plates, on which you place a weight of
about 8 dwts., in order to make it very level. When it is
cold trim and glaze it, and then put it on a dish for entrées.
Cover the edge with croutons of jelly, adding some chopped
jelly, and ornamenting the top also with jelly.

A Turkey en Galantine, with Jelly.

Prepare and dress this galantine in the same manner as
directed in page 233, taking care that your turkey is full of
flesh, and not very fat. Let it simmer four hours, and, after
suffering it to get nearly cold in its liquor, drain it, and press
it lightly between two small baking-plates. When quite
cold, trim it, and, after wiping it with a napkin, glaze it
very equally. Then place it on a large oval dish, filled with
chopped jelly, putting round it a rich border of croutons of
jelly, and ornamenting the top likewise with jelly.

These and similar kinds of entrees are placed on pedestals.

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Hams, with Jelly.

bkv.-SMS s ; a»r ;"
Sk:s;ïs:"'4?~»K:i.k

T | ■ (ilf ’ the bott® of which is a little convex Place
abakmg-plate on the top of it, and on this a weight of twelve

SSEn»"—

n a merit tne top with a rose_, &c.

These hams may be served up on pedestals.

Sect. XII.—To make Pedestals (Socles).

al! TlKB l8^ P°U,nds ofmutton fat off the kidneys; cut away
‘ the skin and smews, and then chop it fine • after which

pu it in a middle-sized pan on a mediate fire/ As soon a

it bods place the pan on hot ashes, and let it simmer three

oui murs, stirring it with a wooden spoon. After this

squeeze it through a napkin ; likewise squeeze through a

napkin six pounds of melted hogs’ lard, and then mix'the

vhole wed together in a large tureen, which in summer you

place in pounded ice, while in winter this precaution is’ of

Stir your fat continually with a whisk

that th ,bi! ’ r"bbing,t aga,nst the sides of the pan, in order
t at he whoie may set equally, and mixin„ ^ ■[ d£

ally the juice of two lemons, to whiten it. When the fat be
comes too stiff to stir it with the whisk, wo, k it with a
wooden spoon till it acquires the consistency of firm butter
when you take two crummy loaves, one of which you form
into the upper part, and the other into the foot of the pe-
destal, fastening both together by means of wooden pegs.
Oo serve, however, that your pedestal should always be
nea ly six inches high, and that you should give it either an
. or round shaPe> according to the dish on which you are
going to serve your entrée. After this put two spoonsful of
1 on a largre baking-plate, and on it fix the foot of the pe-

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destal. Then cover the whole with all the fat, pressing it
at the same time with your fingers on the crumb ; after
which take a profile mould of the pedestal,* and run it
lightly round it, so as gradually to mark the mouldings,
taking care at the same time to hold it constantly upright,
and frequently to take away the fat which adheres to it, in
order to enable you to handle it with greater facility. To
finish your pedestal properly, you must run your profile
mould very gently along the surface, so as to leave no marks
where the board has been taken away. Trim the top of the
pedestal afterwards in such a manner that the rim is every
where of the same height ; but leaving, at the same time,
the centre a little hollow. Then ornament it in the manner
described in the following page ; but using only two colours,
such as light-green and lemon colour, lilac and rose co-
lour, sky-blue and dark red, purple and orange, or rose-
colour and pistachio green. When you have finished deco-
rating your pedestal, stick two forks in the upper part of it,
so as to be able to remove it easily, and then place it on a
gentle stove. When the baking-plate is lukewarm, separate
the pedestal from it, which you take up by means of the
forks, and then place it immediately on the dish on which
you intend to serve. The moment you are ready, tastefully
fold a fine damask napkin, so that it may exactly cover the
surface of the pedestal, and on it place your entrée.

Another Method of preparing the Fat. — After preparing
six pounds of mutton kidney fat as before described, pass
it through a napkin, and then mix with it, by small
quantities at a time, six pounds of lard not melted. As
soon as it is cold put it into another vessel by gradually
taking off the surface with a spoon ; when you have taken
oft the fourth part, work it with a wooden spoon to give it a
body, and then proceed in the same manner with the re-
mainder ; the whole of your fat being thus prepared, form
your pedestal as before directed. By this process your fat
will not be so white as the former, but it will take less time
in preparing, which is of consequence when you are in a

* These profiles, or running moulds, are made in this manner

Correctly trace the outline of your pedestal on a fine piece of beech or
walnut-tree wood, of five inches and a half in height by three in width,
and nearly one-sixth of an inch in thickness. Then cut away the wood’
so as to form an exact profile of all the mouldings which go round the
pedestal, and slope the edge a little, which will enable vou to draw the
profile with greater ease along the fat.

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hurry. It will besides answer every nurnosp if , .

p;^ral8; tho"sh "hite —

Pedestals may also be made of butter, which too has an

forVth?ge t lat !t Canibe PrePared in a quarter of an hour •
01 tha. purpose, work your butter into an equal substance
and after spreading it lengthwise two-thirds or five-sixths of

then ohce aWfinth; Pn 'Î round 3 crummy loaf cut straight ;
the bott • ,.et ° gutter round the top and another round

i nn if I , WhlC1 run y°ur Profile mould lightly

io und it which in a moment will form your mouldings7

is method is very useful in summer on account of the dif-
ficulty in making the fat to set.

With respect to the quantity of butter or fat, that depends

là lvtn th 6 7T aDd hdght °f the Pedestal> and parti cu-
laily on the profiles you use in forming them.

Ornaments of Pedestals.

The fillet and frieze-work of pedestals are usually
formed of pastil paste, and the colours generally are, for the
oimer lilac, and the latter, lemon-coloured or vert antique
with the projecting parts a little bronzed ; a contrast which
gives the whole a very rich appearance. Some make the
fillets of rose-coloured pastil paste; and where a wreath is
used pastil paste coloured sky-blue is generally prepared

skylbC côlou? °rnament5 a'e SeneraI1r very light

Though there are five different ways of decorating pedes-
a s a?-,., with pastil paste, natural flowers, coloured con-
fectioner s paste, evergreens, and coloured butter or with
tat— yet the ornaments of pastil paste, such as medallions,
ciphers, &c. should be placed with great taste and without
profusion, for simplicity is the true charasteristic of what is
really beautiful. Confectioner’s paste, when used for ona-
ments, is coloured in the same manner as has been directed
in 1 art IV., with this difference — that you mix it with white
of egg only, and use the same weight of flour as you do of
fine sugar so as to produce a very stiff and white paste.

Io decorate with confectioner’s paste requires in some
measure, still more taste than with pastil (gum) paste, for
in the former case you make the ornaments entirely yourself
w lereas, in the latter, they are ready formed as soon as they
come out of the moulds.

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large pedestal be of a pistachio-green, the other ornaments
should be of a very light green or a bright yellow.

To ornament with evergreens of coloured butter, or fat, de-
corate the frieze of a pedestal with wreathes formed of small
flowers of azure-coloured butter and small branches of yew,
with a kind of knobs of yellow-coloured butter in the centre ;
make the border round the top of leaves of pimpernel of the
same size; and that round the foot of small leaves of tarragon,
ornamented with small flowers of yellow butter. Should a
circle of pearls be added to these ornaments make them of
green butter.

A pedestal, in the form of a basket, may be ornamented
with garlands of small flowers of red, yellow, and rose-
coloured butter ; the knobs are likewise of yellow butter :
the garlands may be intermixed with small branches of ever-
green, such as yew, pine, laurel, or ivy. If a border is put
round the top, it should be composed of the ends of small
leaves of tarragon.

N. B. The butter or fat used in these kinds of decora-
tions should, after being coloured, be put on ice to harden ;
and to make the flowers, &c. you must use a small chisel,
round at one end and flat at the other.

Naturals flowers, when used to ornament a pedestal, re-
quire great taste in their arrangement, and should be small,
have a pleasant smell, and of a fine colour. Sprigs of green
interspersed with them considerably heightens the effect.

Borders for Cold Entrees, tfc.

These borders are generally made of croutons of jelly, cut
as correctly and as neatly as possible, and then placed im-
mediately on the dish without hardly touching them.

They are sometimes made of chopped jelly," with fillets of
jelly, anchovies, or truffles placed on them.

Sometimes they are made of eggs, as for salads offish or
poultry ; in which case the eggs are cut in four and the
yolks placed outwards, and the tops ornamented with fillets
of anchovies and capers ; between them are often placed,
though not necessarily, little bunches of small chives, which
are fastened by means of a little butter.

Sometimes entrees of fish, and salads of poultry, have a

small border of onions à la chiori, which is" thus made :

lake forty small onions, as much alike in size as possible
trim them, and then put them for a few minutes in boilin"
water ; throw them afterwards in cold water and then peed
them. Next boil them in jelly broth, taking care that they

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remain whole. When you have drained them, mix them
with a little oil, vinegar, salt, and white pepper (pounded') •
then cut twelve small onions (of the same size as the for-
mer) across, so as to form each onion in three small rounds
which you put for a few minutes, with a little salt in
boiling water ; then put them in cold water, and drain them
by placing them on a large stewpan-lid. After this drain
your whole ornons, and put them in a circle round the edge
of the dish which is to go on the table, placing on the top of
each of them one of the small rounds, with a little pounded
ravigote (see page 229) in the middle, and then putting some
small leaves of c. scarole, or other salad, between each onion
*.°u may also make these little rounds of fillets of ancho-
vies, putting some chopped jelly, or a small thin slice of
jelly cut round, in the centre; and in the centre of these
rounds you may even put capers or gherkins chopped fine

A border is often composed of whole yolks of eggs orna-
mented with roses of Montpellier butter; between each of
which are placed, upright, small quarters of the hearts of
lettuces : the yolks may be decorated with round slices of
jelly of one-half or two-thirds of an inch in diameter or
with small rings of fillets of anchovies.

A border may be composed of half eggs, cut in quarters
ornamented with small leaves of tarragon, or with fillets
of anchovies, capers, and small hearts of celery.

Borders of butter are thus made Spread some Mont-
pellier butter à la ravigote, and some with crawfish, full a
quarter of an inch thick, but very level, on two stewpan-
lids, and then place it on pounded ice. When set, take it off
the lids and place it on a napkin, after which cut out your
croutons with a small tin paste-cutter, formed agreeably to
the figure you wish to represent, which you must dip fre-
quently in cold water. When you have no Montpellier
butter, colour your butter thus : — To make it rose-coloured,
mix some carmine or vegetable red with it ; to make it
green, add spinage juice ; yellow, a small infusion of saf-
fron ; purple, red mixed with Prussian blue; and for a gold
colour, red and yellow mixed together.

Borders of roots are made as follows : — Take six fine
carrots, and as many turnips ; cut them in slices half an inch
in thickness, and put them for a few minutes separately in
boiling water ; after which put them in cold water ; then
dress them in two small stewpans, agreeably to the direc-
tions given in making chartreuses (see page 5(i), taking care
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a napkin, trim the edges lightly, and then cut them out in
figures with a root-cutter made for that purpose ; after
•which you may glaze the croutons as you put them in their
places with a glazing of roots.

These borders may be further ornamented with heads of
asparagus, large peas, green French beans, mushrooms, or
artichoke-bottoms.

N. B. These borders suit extremely well to be put round
small hot entrées, with a macedoine or other vegetables,
chartreuses , or cold vegetables ; but they produce a parti-
cularly good effect round cold entrées, such as chaud-froid of
poultry or game, magnonnaise of poultry, and even fish.

Borders of bread and paste are formed of single croutons
cut out with a tin paste-cutter. Their height should be
regulated by the size of the entrées ; viz. the border for a
saute should only be one-half or two-thirds of an inch high,
and those for entrées of butcher’s meat, poultry, and whole
game, about an inch. In case the croutons are too large,
part of the bottom should be cut off.

Borders may be mixed, or otherwise varied, according to
one’s fancy. Such as are made of paste for nouilles are ex-
tremely well adapted for entrées which require a great deal
of sauce. To form these borders you must make the whites
of four eggs into rather a stiff kind of paste for nouilles,
which should be rolled out into a strip of twenty-four
inches in length, two-thirds to five-sixths of an inch in
width, and nearly half an inch in thickness. After egg-
ing one side of it, or otherwise covering it with confec-
tioner’s or pastry glue, put it upright round the edge of the
dish, fastening the two ends correctly together ; then make
the yolk of an egg into rather a softish paste for nouilles,
which must be rolled out very thin, and then cut out with
a small paste-cutter into figures, and placed round the strip
mentioned before ; after which place the whole for a few
minutes in a gentle oven, in order that the paste may dry
without being discoloured.

Ornaments of Hattelcts.

Various kinds of hatlelets, or skewers made of unpolished
silver, are used in ornamenting large pieces, and the things
which you put on them should be varied as much as possible;
as, for example : A middle-sized crawfish, a large double
cock’s comb, a large force-meat ball d la Villeroxj, and a fine
mushroom'; a small lamb’s sweetbread (larded and glazed),
a fine truffle, and a large crawfish ; a cock’s stone, a fine*

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c£“b’ a /ery bjack truffle, and five lobsters' tails (not
shelled) formed into a rose ; a small tame pigeon, a craw-
fish, and a croquette of rice with a salpion ; a small fillet a la
conte formed into a circle, a large force-meat ball of poultry
a large cock’s comb, and a truffle peeled ; a small lamb’s
sweetbread a la St. Cloud , a fine crawfish, a large thin truffle
and a force-meat ball d la Villeroy, &c. . ’

•N- -B- You may also use artichoke-bottoms, large mush-
rooms, and large crevettes.

PART VII.

SWEETS FOR THE SECOND COURSE.

Sect. I. — Op Clarifying Sugar and Isinglass, &c.

Arote.—-The quantity of sugar and isinglass used in
making jellies should in some measure be regulated by the
sweetness or acidity of the fruit. It is further necessary to
observe that, in rainy and even in damp weather, you
should add one-sixth more isinglass than usual ; and that
jellies composed of wine and liqueurs should have less isin-
glass and sugar than those of fruit.

Of Clarifying Sugar.

Tut the fourth part ot the white of an egg in a middle-
sized pan, beat it up, and as soon as it begins to froth add
to it two glasses and a half of filtered water, and one pound
of good sugar broken in small pieces; then, after stirring
the whole, put the pan on a moderate fire, and as soon as it
begins to boil place it on the corner of the stove, in order that
the sugar may throw off all its scum, adding to it two spoons-
ful of cold water. After simmering ten minutes, take off the
scum, adding to it gradually two more spoonsful of filtered
water. When the scum or froth becomes light and of a
whitish colour, the sugar is clarified; you then pass it through
the corner of a wet napkin, or through a silk sieve, which, as
well as the vessel in which you put your sugar, should be
used for no other purpose.

N. B. You must not skim your sugar when it begins to
boil, as that would impede its clarifying. If you wish to
make your sirup very white, pour the juice of a very sound
lemon in it as soon as it begins to throw up its first scum.

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Of clarifying Isinglass.

For a second-course dish reversed, take one ounce, and
four drams of isinglass ; cut it in small pieces, and then wash it
several times in warm water ; put it on the fire, in a middle-
sized pan, with five glasses of filtered water, and, as soon as
it boils, put the pan on the corner of the stove in such a
manner that it may continue boiling hard, taking particular
care to skim it well. As soon as it is reduced to three-fourths,
which will give you a good glassful, strain it through the
corner of a napkin into a clean vessel.

Jelly of Violets.

After picking two small parcels of fresh-gathered violets,
put them, with a pinch of cochineal seed, in twelve ounces
of clarified sugar, nearly boiling ; then cover the infusion
perfectly close, and when the sugar is lukewarm pass it
through a silk sieve ; after which you add to it half a glass
of good kirschwasser, and one ounce of clarified isinglass,
nearly cold ; stir the whole with a silver spoon, and then
pour it in a mould, into which you have previously put
ten pounds of pounded ice, taking care that the ice reaches
nearly to the rim, and is everywhere of the same thickness.
Cover the mould with a stewpan-lid, on which put a
little ice, and then let it stand three hours. When you are
ready to serve, dip the moulds quickly into a large stewpan
half filled with hot water,and then turn the jelly immediately
out into the dish.

N. B. No jellies of flowers or red fruit should be put into
tin vessels, nor be touched with pewter or tinned spoons.

This jelly may also be made by pounding the flowers in a
mortar, and then putting them in lukewarm sirup. Let
them stand for five or six hours ; after which strain them
through a fine napkin, and then add the kirschwasser and
the isinglass to it.

N. B. To obtain an ounce of clarified isinglass, you must
take one ounce and two drams.

Jelly of Roses.

Put the leaves of about thirty fine roses and a pinch of
cochineal seed into twelve ounces of clarified sugar; cover
t ie whole quite close, and as soon as it is lukewarm strain it
through a sieve ; then add half a glass of distilled rose-water,
half a glass of kirschwasser, and one ounce of clarified isin-
glass. k lmsh as before directed.

N. B. Jellies of jessamine and other flowers are prepared

268 THE ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C.

in the same manner. Four ounces of flowers are sufficient
for a jelly.

Jelly of Orange Flowers.

Take two ounces of fresh gathered orange-flowers, and pro-
ceed as before, adding to the sirup, after it is strained, one
ounce of clarified isinglass, with the juice of three oranges
or lemons.

Ditto, with Caramel Sugar.

After clarifying twelve ounces of sugar, boil half of it to
a caramel, then take it off the fire and put into it one ounce and
four drams of fresh-gathered flowers, mixing the whole with
a silver spoon. When cold, add to it two glasses of boiling
water filtered ; then let the caramel dissolve on hot ashes;
after which strain it through a sieve or bag if necessary, and
add the remainder of the sugar, with an ounce of clarified
isinglass. Finish as usual.

Ditto, with Fed Champagne.

Put two ounces of fresh-gathered flowers in ten ounces of
clarified sugar nearly boiling ; cover it, and, when nearly
cold, strain it through a silk sieve. Add afterwards one
ounce and two drams of isinglass, and a glass and a half of
champagne.

Sect. II. — Op Fruit Jellies.

Strawberry Jelly.

Take one pound of picked strawberries, press them
lightly, and put them in four ounces of very clear sirup ;
then cover the infusion, and let it stand all night: strain it
through a bag on the following morning, and in the mean
time clarify eight ounces of sugar ; when nearly clarified,
add to it a pinch of cochineal to give it a very fine red
colour ; after which, strain it through a sieve, and then add
to it an ounce of isinglass, the juice of two sound lemons,
and afterwards the fruit. Stir the jelly lightly, and put it
in a mould placed in ice.

N. B. Take care that the sugar and isinglass be only luke-
warm when you mix them together. This observation ap-
plies to all jellies of this kind.

When you have no time to strain the fruit through the bag,
merely throw the strawberries in boiling sirup, with a pinch
of cochineal ; cover the infusion, and when cold, finish the

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jelly by adding the necessary quantity of isinglass. When
the season permits, you may add a pound of red currants
to the strawberries, but omitting in that case the lemon
juice and the cochineal. Raspberry jelly is prepared in
the same manner, but with this variation — that a pound ot
raspberries and a pound of white currants are to be used.

Red Currant Jelly.

Stone a pound of fine clear red currants and four ounces
of raspberries; squeeze out the juice, which, after being
strained through a bag, mix with twelve ounces of sugar
and an ounce of isinglass (both clarified). For the re-
mainder of the process, see the directions for making Jelly
of Violets .

N.B. If the currants are too pale, add a pinch of cochi-
neal. White currant jelly is prepared in the same manner,
substituting white for red raspberries.

Cherry Jelly.

After picking and stoning two pounds of fine ripe cher-
ries, add four ounces of red currants (stoned) ; then squeeze
out the juice and strain it through a bag, after which
mix it with three-quarters of a pound of clarified sugar,
and an ounce of isinglass. Finish as usual.

Jelly of four kinds of Fruit.

Take four ounces of fine cherries, four of raspberries,
four of strawberries, and eight of red currants ; squeeze
them and strain the juice through a bag, which is to be af-
terwards mixed with the usual quantity of sirup and isin-
glass. Finish as before directed.

Jelly of Verjus ( a kind of sour Grape ).

After pounding a handful of spinage, add to it two pounds
of verjus, stoned ; then strain the juice through a bag, and
mix it with twelve ounces of sugar, and eight drams of
isinglass (both clarified). Finish as usual.

Jelly of Muscadine Grapes.

After stoning two pounds of ripe red muscadine grapes,
squeeze out all the juice, which you strain through a bag ;
then mix it with ten ounces of sugar, an ounce of isinglass,
(both clarified), the juice of two lemons; and finish as
usual.

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THE 1{0YAL PARISIAN pastrycook, &c.

Jelly of Barberries.

Put two pounds of fine ripe barberries sfnrm.l 1

ounCM of boiling sin,p ; let'it boil up.Thentven ,heT„t!
sion and strain it through a silk sieve. When nearly cold
add to it an ounce of isinglass, and finish as usual. *

Jelly of Pomegranates.

Stone five fine ripe pomegranates, rub them through a
horsehair sieve, and then strain the juice through a bac
Mia it afterwards with the sirup, to which you&have pre-
viously given a light rose colour, by adding a little

«“sut.dd "'e «4-, and

Jelly oj Apricots.

Take the stones out of eight fine apricots and boil them
(six at a time) m the sirup, which in this case should be a
little lighter than usual. When done, squeeze them in a
napkin, to extract the juice, to which add the sirup
(strained through a silk sieve) with the necessary quantity
of isinglass. Finish as usual. J

Pine-Apple Jelly.

. Jake a fine ripe pine-apple, cut it small, and then throw
it into the boiling sirup ; let it boil up, and when nearly cold
strain it through a silk sieve. Add a little caramel, to give
the jelly a fine yellow tinge ; then the juice of two lemons,
and an ounce of clarified isinglass. For the remainder of
the process, see Jelly of Violets.

N.B. When the fruit is very ripe, squeeze it well
and then strain the juice through a bag.

Jelly of Malta Oranges.

Squeeze the juice out of twelve oranges and two sound
lemons, taking out the seed. Then cut the peel off two sound
sweet oranges as thin as possible, and put it together with
the juice in a bag. When strained, mix it with the sirup
which you have previously coloured with a little cochineal
Add two drams of clarified isinglass ; and finish as usual.

Oranges filed milk Orange Jelly.

Take seven well-formed oranges, of a fine grain and dark
colour ; then, with a root-cutter of an inch and a quarter
in diameter, cut out a piece from eacli of them in such a

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manner that the place where the stalk has been may be ex-
actly in the centre; after which you gradually empty the
orange with a small coffee-spoon, taking care not to break
the nnd ; but if that should accidentally happen, close the
aperture with a little butter. As fast as you empty your
oranges, throw them in a large vessel ot cold water, in order
to harden and refresh the rind. In the mean time strain
the mice through a bag, adding to it the juice of two lemons,
and then finish the jelly, as the former. Then put your
empty oranges in a large sieve, with fine pounded ice, at
two inches distance from each other ; fill them with the jelly,
and as soon as you are ready to serve, replace the piece
which you had cut out to empty them, and put them on a
neatly folded damask napkin, with some orange, laurel, or
ivy leaves, between them. You may also place them in a
small basket of rose-coloured confectioner’s or pastil paste,
and cover the oranges with a half-round of spun sugar.

Orange Jelly à la Belle Vue.

Prepare your oranges like the former, and when ready to
serve, cut them with a very sharp knife in quarters ; after
which place them on a napkin intermixed with green leaves.
You may also put them in a cup of yellow or rose-coloured
confectioner’s paste.

Orange Jelly en Rubans {in Ribands or Stripes).

Prepare seven oranges in the same manner as the former,
but only half the quantity of jelly ; then prepare an equal
quantity of blanc manger made with half a pound of sweet
almonds and ten bitter almonds, diluted with two glasses
and a half of water, and then squeezed through a napkin ;
add to it six ounces of pounded sugar, and full half an ounce
of clarified isinglass. Mix the whole well together, and
then strain it immediately through a napkin ; then place your
empty oranges in ice, and pour into each of them a table-
spoonful of blanc manger. As soon as it is set (which you
will easily ascertain by putting the top of your finger upon
it), pour on it a spoonful and a half of orange jelly. As soon
asithasset, cover it with two spoonsful of blanc manger.
When that is set, pour on it two spoonsful of orange jelly,
and proceed in this manner till the oranges are filled. When
you are ready to serve, cut them in quarters, and place them
in a cup of almond paste.

N. B. The oranges may also be filled with white and red
jelly. The blanc manger may also be coloured with cochi-

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neal, spinage juice, &c. You may also fill the oranges with
ejisuiyrise.^ ^ bUt “ that CaSe they are called oranges

Orange Jelly in small Baskets.

E.npty your oranges as before, except that in so doing
you form a small handle to each of them, which will giv!
them the appearance of baskets; fill them with common
J ly, and when it is set, place your baskets on small pedes-
tals of confectioner s paste. 1

Lemon Jelly.

Squeeze the juice out of twelve fine lemons, which you
strain through a bag, taking care to pick out all the seed ;
tlien clarify fourteen ounces of sugar, and when the froth
begins to get white, add to it two spoonsful of lemon-iuice
to whiten it. Then clarify one ounce and two drams of
isinglass, and when the sugar and isinglass are lukewarm
mix them together and add the juice. Put the jelly in a

mould placed on ice, and, when ready, take it out in the
usual manner.

N. B. As the beauty of lemon jelly consists in its being
extremely white, none of the peel should be added to it.
Bernons may be filled in the same manner as the oranges.

Jelly of Bigarades [a Seville Orange ).

Cut the rind off two sound and very yellow bigarades as
thin as possible ; squeeze on them the juice of five lemons,
and then strain the whole through a bag. Mix the juice
with fourteen ounces of sugar and one ounce and two drams
of clarified isinglass, and then finish the jelly like that of
violets.

Jelly of Vanilla, with Caramel Sugar.

Clarify twelve ounces of sugar, and after straining it
through a silk sieve, put half of it in a small pan, with two
cloves of good vanilla. Let it boil on a moderate fire, and
as soon as it begins to acquire a dark yellow colour, take it
off the fire, and pour on it two glasses and a half of filtered
water ; after which you cover the pan and place it on hot
ashes, in order gradually to dissolve the sugar. When the
sugar is entirely dissolved, let it get cold, and then strain it
through a bag. Add to it afterwards half a glass ofkirsch-
wasser, an ounce of clarified isinglass, and the remainder of
the sirup ; finish as usual. You may also steep the vanilla

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in the sirup, to which you have previously given a fine rose-
colour, by means of a little cochineal. This colour is pre-
ferable to the former.

Jellies flavoured with Mocha Coffee.

Put four ounces of mocha coffee in a micldle-sized pan on
a moderate fire, stirring it continually in order to give the
whole a regular colour. When your coffee has acquired a
fine dark yellow tinge, take an eighth part of it, and throw
the remainder into three glasses of filtered water nearly boil-
ing; cover it and then let it get cold. In the mean time
boil half a glass of water, and when you take it off the fire,
throw into it the eighth part of the coffee (ground), adding a
little isinglass in order to clear it. When it is well settled,
pour it off clear, and add to it the infusion which you have
previously strained through a silk sieve; then pour the
whole through a jelly-bag, after which mix it with twelve
ounces of clarified sugar, one of isinglass, and half a glass of
kirschwasser : finish as usual. This jelly should be of a
light coffee-colour, and very clear. You may also boil one-
fourth part of the sugar to a caramel ; but in that case you
omit the infusion of ground coffee, which is also the case
when you make it entirely white.

Jellies fla vored with Hyson Tea.

Clarify twelve ounces of sugar in the usual manner, with
the addition of a pinch of cochineal ; and, after trimming it
well, throw in two drams of hyson tea. Then cover
the infusion, and let it stand till it -is cold. Add to it
half a glass of kirschwasser and a glass of water. Then
strain it through a bag, and mix with it the necessary quan-
tity of isinglass. The remainder of the process is the same
as before.

Jelly of the Essence of Green Angelica.

Take two ounces of the roots of angelica ; wash and dry
them well ; and, after cutting them in pieces, throw them in
the sirup (twelve ounces of sugar), with an ounce of the seed
of angelica (pounded). You then cover the infusion, and,
when it is cold, add to it half a glass of kirschwasser ; after
which you strain it through a silk sieve, and then through
the jelly bag. Lastly, add to it an ounce of isinglass, and
then finish as usual. This jelly should be extremely trans-
parent, and of a very light-green colour.

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274 THE ItOYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C.

Jelly of Essence of Mint.

The sirup (twelve ounces of sugar) being nearly boiling,
throw into it twelve drams of fresh-gathered mint, and the
peel of two fine sound lemons. Cover the infusion, and,
when it is just lukewarm, pour in it half a glass of kirsch-
wasser, and then finish your jelly as usual, adding to it an
ounce of isinglass, and half a dram of essence of pepper-
mint, dissolved in a glass of lukewarm water, and strained,
if necessary, through a silk sieve or jelly bag.

Jelly au Parfait Amour ( True Love Jelly ).

Put the peel of a citron, and two round lemons, cut as
thin as possible, together with two cloves pounded, and a
pinch of cochineal, in the sirup (twelve drams of sugar),
nearly boiling. When the infusion is cold, pour into it half
a glass of kirschwasser ; after which strain it through a
bag, and then add an ounce of isinglass. Finish as usual.

Jelly flavoured with Punch.

Put the peel of two sound lemons in the sirup, nearly
boiling ; cover the infusion, and, while it is getting cold,
strain the juice of five lemons through a bag. Then strain
the infusion through a silk sieve, and add to it a glass of
good arrack or rum, and an ounce of clarified isinglass.
Finish as usual.

Jelly flavoured with Orange-Peel.

Rub the peel of four very sweet dark-coloured Malta
oranges very lightly on a piece of sugar of three-eighths of
a pound, taking particular care not to touch the white. As
the sugar becomes coloured, scrape it off with a knife, and
let it dissolve in two glasses of filtered water made luke-
warm. Then strain it through a bag with the juice of six
lemons. In the mean time clarify the remainder of the su-
gar, and as soon as it is lukewarm add to it an ounce of
isinglass ; after which you mix it with the strained lemon
juice and sugar, together with a small infusion of cochineal.
Finish as before.

Jelly flavoured with Citron-Peel.

Grate the peel of two middle-sized citrons as before ; then
dissolve the sugar in two glasses of filtered water, and
strain it through a bag with the juice of four sound lemons.
After clarifying the remainder of the twelve ounces of sugar.

THE ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C. 275

put one quarter of it in a small pan, and boil it to a caramel,
in order to give the jelly a fine yellow colour. Add to it an
ounce of isinglass, and finish as usual.

Jelly flavoured with the Peel of Bergamot Lemons.

Grate the peel of four fine lemons on a piece of sugar of
twelve ounces, and then proceed in the same manner as with
citrons; except that you add the juice of three lemons in-
stead of four.

Jelly flavoured with the Peel of Seville Oranges.

Grate the peel of three fine Seville oranges on three-quar-
ters of a pound of sugar ; dissolve it in a glass of lukewarm
water, and then strain it through a bag with the juice of four
lemons. In the mean time clarify the remainder of the sugar
with the addition of a pinch of cochineal ; after which mix
the sirup with an ounce of isinglass, and finish the jelly as
usual.

Jelly flavoured with the Peel of four different kinds of Fruit.

This jelly is prepared like the former, with this difference
— that you grate half of the peel of a citron, half of that of
an orange, half of that of a lemon, and the whole of that of
a small bigarade.

Sect. III. — Jellies op Wines and Liqueurs.

Jelly of Red Champagne.

Clarify twelve ounces of sugar with about a dozen grains
of cochineal. Then add an ounce of lukewarm isinglass
with two glasses of red champagne ; after which put it in a
mould, and finish as usual. Jellies of madeira and other
wines are made in the same manner.

L. Put no cochineal in such wines as are red enouo'h
of themselves to colour the jellies.

Jelly of Marasquin.

After clarifying three-quarters of a pound of sugar, add
to it an ounce of lukewarm isinglass, and a glass and a half
of marasqum. Then finish as usual. With other liqueurs
you proceed in the same manner.

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Sect. IV. — Macedoines of Fruit.

Note. The following moulds are recommended for these
kinds of sweets. First, a semi-globular mould of six inches
and a half in diameter and four in height, which may be
fluted. Secondly, a small mould of the same shape as the
former, but only four inches and a half in diameter and
three-quarters in height, having four small handles of
one inch and a half in length (a little turned at the end),
placed crosswise round the edge, in order to support the
small mould on the large one, so as to leave a vacant space
of only an inch round the former.

Macedoine of Fruit, with Strawberry Jelly.

After preparing the usual quantity of strawberry jelly
(as described in p. 268), place the large mould in ten pounds
of pounded ice; then put the small mould in the large one,
the latter of which you fill with jelly. While it is setting,
take about twenty fine strawberries, as many very red small
ones, the same number of fine white raspberries, a dozen fine
bunches of white currants, and as many red ones; wash and
drain them on a napkin, but handle them as little as possible.
When the jelly is set, half fill the small mould with warm
water, in order to separate it from the jelly, which is done
in a moment ; then place in the vacant space left in the jelly
two bunches of white currants, round which you place a
circle of pine strawberries, and round them a circle of white
raspberries. Cover them with two or three spoonsful of
jelly, which you have kept back for that purpose, arid then
let it set. Continue to fill the inside of the jell}' by placing
on the raspberries a circle of common strawberries, and then
a circle of white currants. The centre you fill up with the
remainder of the raspberries, white currants, and the small
strawberries, adding to them three spoonsful of jelly; then
put a circle of pine strawberries on the white currants, next
a circle of red currants, and in the centre the remainder of
the fruit, filling the mould up with jelly. When the whole
is set, dip the mould in warm water, and then take it out
directly ; after which turn it on its proper dish.

N. B. You may also prepare these kind of macedoines like
common aspics, in which case you use each a mould as you
think proper.

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Macedoine of Fruit, with Jelly of Verjus.

Prepare your jelly (as directed in p. 269), part of which
you put in a mould, in the same manner as directed in the
preceding article. While it is setting, tahe a red peach, a
fine large api'icot, and a very ripe brunion, which you are
to peel and cut in quarters. You are also to pick three
different kind of cherries, a dozen of each. When the jelly
is sufficiently set, take out the small mould and place a
cherry in the centre of the vacant space, round which put
some cherries of a different kind. Form a second circle of
some of the quarters of the fruit, which are to be placed
upright along the jelly, putting the remainder of the
quarters in the centre ; then form another circle, by placing
alternately a cherry of each kind, and filling up the centre
in the same manner. When you have disposed of the whole
of your fruit, fill up the mould with the remainder of the
jelly, and then finish as before.

N. B. You may also make this macedoine, with the addi-
tion of a few strawberries, raspberries, and currants ; or fill
the mould with jelly of muscadine grapes, or use only red
fruit intermixed with jelly of verjus, or some other white
jelly.

Macedoine of Plums, with Jelly of Barberries.

Proceed as before, filling the inside of the jelly with va-
rious kinds of plums, and a few small bunches of bar-
berries, together with some large black or red currants.

Macedoine of Oranges, with Jelly of Citron.

Fill your mould as before, placing inside the jelly four
fine oranges, peeled and cut in quarters, from which you
take the seed, and then finish as usual.

A Winter Macedoine of Fruit, preserved in Brandy.

Fill your mould with jelly, made of any kind of liquor
you think proper; and put in it a peach, an apricot, two
plums, a pear, twelve cherries, twenty-four grapes (verjùs),
some l aspbei lies, cassis, and a few small green apricots *
the whole well drained on a napkin. Finish as usual.

Bote. By means of the double mould above described,
you may make transparent jellies of different colours ; as
for example putting some white lemon jelly in the lar^e
mould, and when that is set, filling up the vacant space in

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the centre with yellow or rose-coloured jelly of the same
kind, or filling the large mould with white and the small
with red aniseed jelly.

You may use also two different kinds of jelly.

Sect. V. — Of Whipt Jellies.

After preparing one of the jellies (described p. 268),
pour a fourth part of it in a mould, which you have
previously put in ice. As soon as the jelly is set a little,
take the mould off the ice and put in its stead a small bason
or pan, in which you pour the remainder of the jelly.
Beat it up quickly, with a whisk made of box twigs, in the
same manner as you beat up eggs ; and the moment the
small air-bladders, which form the froth, are of the size of
pins heads, pour it into the mould, which you replace
immediately in the ice, where it should remain three-
quarters of an hour, and then be taken out in the usual
manner.

N. B. In case the jelly should set too quickly, gradually
mix with it a spoonful of warm water. These kinds of
jellies require less isinglass than the others.

Sect. VI. — Of Blanc Mangers.

Common Blanc Manger.

After blanching one pound of sweet almonds, and about
twenty bitter almonds, throw them in cold water, and after-
wards drain and wipe them dry; then pound them in a
clean mortar, moistening them gradually with half a spoon-
ful of water at a time, in order to prevent their turning to
oil. When your almonds have been well pounded, put them
in a clean earthen vessel, and dilute them gradually, by
means of a silver spoon, with five glasses of filtered water ;
after which squeeze them very tight in a napkin, in order
to extract all the milk. Add to it twelve ounces of loaf
sugar, broken into small pieces ; and, when the sugar is
dissolved, pass the milk again through a napkin, and put
in it one ounce of clarified isinglass, a little more than luke-
warm, then pour it into a mould, in which you have pre-
viously put ten pounds of pounded ice, where it should
stand two hours.

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N. B. When taken out, add to it half a glass of good rum,
arrack, or marasquin. When you serve your blanc manger
in small cups, prepare only two-thirds of the above in-
gredients, except the isinglass, of which you should use a
little less than two-thirds.

Blanc Manger, flavoured with Citron.

Grate the peel of a middle-sized citron on a piece of sugar
of three-quarters of a pound, taking care not to touch the
white skin that is underneath ; after which divide the co-
loured and the remaining white sugar into two equal parts ;
then pound as before a pound of almonds, and, after moist-
ening them with five glasses of filtered water, squeeze
out the milk as before, which you divide into two equal
parts, in one of which you put the six ounces of white, and
in the other the six of coloured sugar. As soon as all the
sugar is melted, strain these two kinds of blanc manger
separately, and add to each quantity half an ounce of cla-
rified isinglass ; after which pour them alternately into
a mould (which you have previously placed in ice), each
kind half an inch thick, taking care that each be well set
before you pour in the next. Finish as usual.

N. B. With oranges and lemons proceed in the same
manner, except that you use two of each.

Ditto, with Vanilla.

Boil six ounces of sugar to a caramel, with the addition of
a clove of vanilla cut in small pieces. When the sugar is
cold, put it on' hot ashes ; pour on it a glass of warm water,
in order to dissolve it with greater facility ; pound sixteen
ounces of almonds as before, but adding only three glasses
of the water; squeeze out the milk, and divide it into two
equal parts ; to one you add the sirup of vanilla, and to the
other six ounces of sugai', dissolved in a glass of lukewarm
water ; strain both through a silk sieve, and add to each
quantity half an ounce of isinglass; after which fill the
mould as before, pouring in alternately some of the white
and some of the yellow.

N. B. Blanc manger, with aniseed, is prepared in the same
manner, with this difference — that you mix with the caramel
four drams of green aniseed instead of the vanilla.

Ditto, with Mocha Coffee.

Roast two ounces of mocha coffee, grind it, and then put
it in a glass of boiling water ; let it stand some time, and

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when it is settled pour it off clear ; after which. add to it six
ounces of sugar, and half an ounce of clarified isinglass;
then pound sixteen ounces of almonds, and dilute them
with three glasses of filtered water ; squeeze out the milk,
which you divide into two parts; to one you add the coffee!
and to the other half an ounce of isinglass and six ounces of
sugar, dissolved in a glass of water. Then finish as before.

Ditto, with Chocolate.

Dissolve four ounces of chocolate and four ounces of sugar
in a glass of boiling water ; then pound sixteen ounces of
almonds, adding three glasses of water. After squeezing out
the milk, separate it into two equal parts ; to one of which
you add the chocolate, with four drams of isinglass ; and to
the other, six ounces of sugar, dissolved in a glass of luke-
warm water, with four drams of isinglass. Finish as usTial.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

After blanching four ounces of pistachios, pound them
with halt an ounce of preserved citron ; after which dilute
them with a glass of water. Then squeeze out the milk
through a napkin, and divide it into two equal parts ; to
one of which add the milk of pistachios, with as much
spinage juice as will give it a fine light-green colour; and
to the other, six ounces of sugar, dissolved in a glass of
lukewarm water, with half an ounce of isinglass. Finish as
before.

Ditto, with Almonds d’ Avelines.

After blanching and washing a pound of almonds d’ avelines,
put half of them to soak for two hours in cold water ; wipe
the rest quite dry, and put them in a middle-sized pan,
which you place on a moderate fire, stirring them conti-
nually with a silver spoon. As soon as they have acquired
a light-yellow colour, take them off the fire and let them get
cold ; then pound them, adding from time to time half a
spoonful of water, in order to prevent them from turning
to oil. When they are well pounded, dilute them with
two glasses and a half of filtered water, and squeeze them in
a napkin, in order to extract all the milk, to which you add
six ounces of sugar. When the sugar is dissolved, strain the
milk again through a napkin, and then add to it half an
ounce of clarified isinglass. The other almonds you prepare
in the same manner, which will give you two kinds of blanc
manger, viz. one of a white, and the other of a light-yellow
colour. Finish as usual.

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Ditto, with Strawberries.

After picking a good plateful of very fine ripe straw-
berries, squeeze them through a napkin to extract the juice,
which you mix with the ingredients for a common blanc
manger (described page 287), with this difference — that in
case your strawberries yield a glassful of juice, you put in a
glass of water less. The remainder of the process is as usual.

You may add a small infusion of cochineal, to give the
blanc manger a fine rose-colour.

With raspberries proceed in the same manner, with the
addition of a handful of very fine red currants.

Ditto, with Cream.

After preparing three-fourths only of the ingredients of
any one of the preceding receipts, put them on ice in an
earthern vessel, stirring them the while with a large silver
spoon. As soon as your blanc manger begins to set, take it
off the ice, and add to it a plateful of good whipt cream,
stirring it well in order to make the whole very sleek ; put
it afterwards in a mould, and proceed as usual.

Whipt cream may be added in this manner to any of the
above blanc mangers provided you use only three-quarters of
the ingredients there mentioned. They will, however, in
that case be of one colour only.

Ditto, made without Isinglass, and without being put on Ice.

Prepare half of the ingredients for making common blanc
mcuiger, but without adding any isinglass ; then take the
whites of four eggs, and beat them up a little in a large pan
till they begin to froth, when you add the blanc manger to
them ; then place the whole on hot ashes, continuing to beat
it up with a biscuit-whisk till all the ingredients are well
mixed together. Put it immediately into small cups or a
sdver stewpan, and then serve it up either hot or cold.

^ u ’ Jn tiN8 kind of blanc manger, whatever it

With’ “ °nl* hdf °f ingredients

Sect. \ I. Fromages Bavarois (Bavarian Cheeses)
with Green Nuts.

After picking twenty-six fine green nuts pound them,
moistening them from time to time with a little water to pre-
vent their turning to oil; then put them in a small tureen.

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and dilute them gradually with two glasses of cream, nearly
boiling, in which you have first dissolved eight ounces of
sugar. Let the whole stand for an hour, after which pass
it through a fine tammy ; add to it six drams of lukewarm
isinglass, and then pour it into a tin semi-globular mould of
six inches in diameter and four in depth, or into a middle-
sized tureen, which you place in ten pounds of pounded ice ;
after it has stood fifteen minutes, stir it with a large silver
spoon from time to time, till it begins to thicken, but then
stir it without ceasing till the whole becomes very sleek ;
afterwards take it off the ice, and add to it gradually as
much cream à la Chantilly (well drained) as will fill the
mould you are going to use. Quickly mix the whole well
together, and pour it immediately in a mould previously
placed in ice ; let it remain full half an hour, and then take
it out.

Ditto , with Almonds d‘ Avelines.

After blanching four ounces of almonds d‘ avelines wash
them in cold water ; drain and wipe them in a napkin, and
then put them in a pan on a moderate fire, stirring them
continually with a silver spoon ; as soon as they have ac-
quired a fine yellow colour take them off the fire, and when
cold pound them as usual with a few drops of water, after
which dilute them in a small tureen with two glasses of
milk nearly boiling, and in which has been dissolved eight
ounces of fine sugar ; let it stand an hour ; then pour the
whole through a fine tammy, and add to it six drams of
clarified isinglass ; after which put it in ice as before, and as
soon as it begins to thicken, add to it a large plateful of
whipt cream ; then pour it in a mould, and finish as before.

Ditto, with Bitter Almonds.

Take three ounces of sweet and one of bitter almonds, and
proceed as before, except that you must not put them on the
fire to colour ; and in pounding them use two glasses of
watfer, and add the isinglass lukewarm.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

Blanch four ounces of very green pistachios, wash and
drain them, and then pound them with an ounce of pie-
served citron or the peel of a lemon grated on sugar, and
eight ounces of bitter almonds. The whole being well
pounded, dilute it with two glasses of milk nearly boiling,
adding to it eight ounces of pounded sugar ; let it stanc

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nearly an hour, and then strain it through a napkin ; after
which add six drams of clarified isinglass, and as much
spinage-juice as will give it a fine green colour ; then put it
in ice and proceed as before directed.

Ditto , au Parfait Amour.

Take the peel of two sound lemons, and a small citron
cut as thin as possible ; throw it into two glasses of boiling
milk, with six cloves (pounded), and eight ounces of sugar :
let the whole stand an hour, and then strain it through a
tammy. Add to it six drams of isinglass, and as much of
the infusion of cochineal as will give it a fine rose-colour.
Put it in ice and proceed as before.

Ditto, with Essence of Mint.

Put an ounce of fresh-gathered mint, and the peel of a
sound lemon, into two glasses of milk (nearly boiling).
When lukewarm, add to it half a dram of the essence of
peppermint, and eight ounces of pounded sugar. After it
has stood a few minutes, strain the whole through a tammy,
and then add to it six drams of isinglass; after which put
it in ice, and finish the cheese like the preceding.

Ditto, with Aniseed.

Pound four drams of aniseed, half a dram of fennel, and
the same quantity of cori;tnder-seed. Throw the whole in
two glasses of milk nearly boiling, and in which you have
dissolved eight ounces of pounded sugar, and let it stand
an hour ; after which strain it through a napkin or a fine
tammy Add six drams of isinglass, put it in ice, and
then proceed as before.

Ditto, with Mocha Coffee.

Take four ounces of mocha coffee, put it in a pan on a
model ate fire, and stir it continually, that it may acquire
a fine light brown colour; then put it in two glasses of
boiling milk, cover it well, and when the infusion is no
more than lukewarm, strain it through a napkin. Add to
it eight ounces of pounded sugar, and six drams of isinglass •
mix the whole well together, and then strain it again
through a napkin. After this, put it in ice as before, and
finish it as usual.

Ditto, with Mocha Coffee of Water.

Aftei l ousting four ounces of mocha coffee as before,

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grind it, and put it gradually into two glasses of boiling
water. Let it boil a moment, and then let it settle, after
which pour it off clear. Add to it eight ounces of pounded
sugar, and six ounces of clarified isinglass ; mix the whole
well together, and then strain it through a napkin. Put it
afterwards in ice, and proceed as before directed.

Ditto, with Chocolate.

After dissolving four ounces of chocolate, flavoured with
vanilla, in a glass of boiling water, let it boil five minutes
on a gentle fire, stirring it continually with a spatula ; then
add to it a glass of boiling cream, six ounces of pounded
sugar, and six drams of clarified isinglass ; after which
strain the whole through a tammy. When cold, put it in
an earthen vessel on ice, and then finish it like the former.

Ditto, with Cocoa.

After roasting four ounces of cocoa in the same manner
as the coffee, pound it, and immediately after put it into
two glasses of boiling water, with half a clove of vanilla,
and the same quantity of fine cinnamon. Cover the infu-
sion, and as soon as it becomes no more than lukewarm,
strain it through a napkin, adding to it eight ounces of
sugar and six drams of isinglass. Now strain it again, and
finish as before.

Ditto, with Tea.

Put two drams of good tea into two glasses of boiling
milk ; cover the infusion, and when no more than lukewarm,
dissolve in it eight ounces of pounded sugar, and six drams
of clarified isinglass : strain it afterwards through a napkin,
put it in ice, and finish as usual

Ditto, with Caramel Sugar.

Put four ounces of pounded sugar in a small pan, on a
moderate fire ; stir it, and when it has acquired a dark-yel-
low colour, add a glass of water to dissolve it ; then
four ounces more of sugar, a glass of cream, and six drams
of isinglass; and when it has become no more than luke-
warm, put it in an earthen vessel on ice, and proceed
as before.

Ditto, with Orange-Flowers.

After boiling four ounces of sugar to a caramel as before,
add to it a table-spoonful of dried orange-flowers. When

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cold, dissolve the sugar with a glass of boiling water, and as
soon as it is no more than lukewarm, add to it a glass of
good cream, four ounces of sugar, and six drams of isinglass;
then strain the whole through a napkin, put it on ice, and
finish as before.

Another Method. — Put a good table-spoonful of dried
orange flowers in two glasses of boiling milk ; cover the in-
fusion, and when it hcis become lukewarm, add to it eight
ounces of pounded sugar, and six drams of isinglass; then
strain it through a napkin, put it on ice, and finish in the
usual manner.

Ditto, with Bitter Macaroons.

Put four ounces of bitter macaroons bruised, and six
ounces of sugar, in two glasses of boiling milk ; cover the
infusion ; and as soon as it is no more than lukewarm, add to
it six drams of clarified isinglass ; then strain it through a
napkin, put it in ice, and proceed as before.

Ditto, with Vanilla.

Put a clove of good vanilla in three glasses of boiling
cream ; place it on the corner of the stove, and when re-
duced to a third, add to it eight ounces of pounded sugar
and six' drams of isinglass. Then strain the whole through
a napkin, put it on ice, and finish as usual.

Ditto, with Citron Peel.

Grate the peel of a citron on a piece of sugar weighing
eight ounces, taking care the while not to touch the white
skin underneath. As the sugar becomes coloured, scrape it
off and put it into two glasses of boiling milk ; cover the infu-
sion, and when it is no more than lukewarm, add six drams
of clarified isinglass, and then strain it through a napkin.
Afterwards, put it in ice, and proceed as before.

Instead of citron-peel you may use the peel of three
lemons, of two bigarades (Seville oranges), or of two
oranges.

Spring Bavarian Cheeses, with Violets.

After picking four small bunches of fresh-gathered violets,
put them in eight ounces of boiling clarified sugar, with a
pinch of cochineal ; cover the infusion, and when it is no
more than lukewarm, add to it six drams of isinglass ; then
strain it through a napkin, and place it in ice. When it be-

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gins to set, add some cream a la Chantilly , and finish as
usual.

Ditto, with Roses.

After picking about thirty fresh-gathered roses, put them,
■with a pinch of cochineal, in eight ounces of boiling clarified
sugar ; cover the whole, and proceed as before.

Ditto, with Pinks.

_ After picking two ounces of small red pinks, put them in
eight ounces of boiling clarified sugar, with ten cloves
pounded, and a pinch of cochineal; cover the infusion, and
when it is no more than lukewarm, add six drams of isin-
glass, and then put it in ice, and finish as usu::l.

With jonquils, jessamines, and tuberoses, proceed in the
same manner.

Ditto, with Orange-Flowers.

After picking two ounces of fresh-gathered orange-flowers,
put them in eight ounces of boiling clarified sugar ; when
cold, pass the whole through a napkin, adding six ounces
of isinglass, and then putting it in ice, as before. Finish as
usual.

Bavarian Cheeses, with Strawberries.

After picking two pounds and a half of strawberries,
squeeze them through a fine tammy; add six ounces of
pounded sugar to the juice, find when the sugar is dissolved
add six drams of isinglass. Place the whole on ice, and the
moment it begins to set add to it the necessary quantity of
cream à la Chantilly. The remainder of the process is the
same as before.

Ditto, with Raspberries.

The process is the same as for strawberries, with this differ-
ence, that you use a pound of raspberries and four ounces of
currants.

Be careful not to use any pewter or tinned vessel, if you
wish to preserve the colour of the fruit.

Ditto, with Red Currants.

Take one pound of very sweet red currants and four
ounces of raspberries, and proceed as before.

Ditto, will four kinds of Fruit.

Take four ounces of currants, four of cherries, four of
raspberries, and four of strawberries, and proceed as before.

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Ditto, with Cherries.

Take one pound of cherries and four ounces of raspberries,
and proceed as before.

Ditto, with Apricots.

Take eighteen fine apricots (quite ripe), cut them small,
and boil them in eight ounces of clarified sugar. When
they are reduced to a perfect marmalade, squeeze them
through a tammy, and add six drams of clarified isinglass and
a glass of good cream. Mix the whole well together, and
when it begins to set add the whipt cream to it, and finish
as before. You may also mix the apricots with eight ounces
of pounded sugar, and strain them afterwards through a fine
tammy.

With peaches proceed in the same manner, using fifteen
for a cheese.

Ditto, with Mirabelle Plums.

After stoning one hundred mirabelle plums, boil them in
eight ounces of clarified sugar; when reduced to a mar-
malade, pass it through a fine tammy, and then add six drams
of clarified isinglass : place it in ice and proceed as usual.

With green-gage plums use thirty-six for a cheese; and
they may be passed through a tammy without boiling.

Ditto, with Pine- Apple.

After trimming a middle-sized pine-apple, cut it in small
pieces, and then boil it in eight ounces of clarified sugar;
then pass the marmalade through a fine tammy ; after which
ad(J to it six drams of isinglass, and then put the whole in
ice, and finish as before.

Ditto, with Melons.

Take a fine middle-sized, high-coloured melon, peel it and
take out the seeds ; then cut it in small pieces and boil it in
eight ounces of clarified sugar till the whole is reduced to a
perfect marmalade, which you pass through a fine tammy ;
add six drams of isinglass, and then put it in ice, and finish
it like the former.

Ditto, with Marasquin.

Put eight ounces of sugar and six drams of isinglass in
two glasses of boiling double cream ; pass the whole through
a tammy, and then put it on ice. As soon as it begins to
thicken add gradually to it half a glass of marasquin, and

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after that the necessary quantity of whipt cream. Finish as
usual.

With rum, arrack, and fine liqueurs, proceed in the same
manner.

Ditto, jvith Punch.

Steep the peel of two lemons in eight ounces of clarified
sugar ; add to it the juice of three sound ones, with six drams
of isinglass. Put the whole on ice, and when it begins to
thicken add half a glass of arrack or rum, and then the whipt
cream ; and finish as before.

N. B. These kinds of Bavarian cheeses may be served in
small cups ; but, in that case, only prepare half of the in-
gredients, which pour into seven cups the moment you have
added the whipt cream.

Sect. VII. — Of French Creams.

French Cream, with Mocha Coffee.

Roast four ounces of Mocha coffee in a middle-sized pan,
on a moderate fire ; when it is coloured and the berries be-
come oily, throw them into five glasses of boiling milk ;
cover the infusion, and, when no more than lukewarm, pass
it through a napkin. Add ten ounces of pounded sugar and
a grain of salt ; then take the yolks of eight eggs and dilute
them gradually with the infusion ; after which place the
whole on a moderate fire, stirring it continually with a
wooden spoon. As soon as the cream begins to thicken and
to stick lightly to the spoon, let it boil up, and then pa§s it
through a fine tammy. When no more than lukewarm, add
to it six drams of clarified isinglass ; and the moment it is
quite cold pour it into a mould, which you have previously
rubbed lightly with a little oil of sweet almonds, and placed
in ten pounds of pounded ice ; cover it with a piece of paper
or a stewpan-lid, and let it stand nearly two hours ; then
loosen the cream lightly from the mould, and turn it out on
its proper dish.

This is a more expeditious way of taking the cream out of
the mould than dipping it in hot Avater ; but the latter
method will in some degree take away the dark colour which
the mould will sometimes leave on the cream. The moulds
for blanc manger, Bavarian cheeses, and whipt jellies, may be
oiled in the same manner, but not for transparent jellies.

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Ditto, with Coffre made with Water.

After grinding four ounces of coffee, roasted as before,
steep it in a glass of boiling water, and when settled, pour
it off clear ; then boil four ounces of sugar to a caramel, and
when ready, pour the coffee in it, after which put it on hot
ashes to melt gently. When the sugar is quite dissolved,
mix it gradually with the yolks of eight eggs ; after which
add four glasses of boiling milk and six ounces of sugar,
and then put it on a moderate fire, stirring it continually
with a Avooden spoon. As soon as it begins to simmer, pass
it through a fine tammy, and when no more than lukewarm,
add six drams of clarified isinglass, and then finish as
before.

Ditto, with Cocoa.

Roast four ounces of cocoa in the same manner as the
coffee ; then pound it, and put it to steep in five glasses of
boiling milk, with half a clove of vanilla and the same
quantity of cinnamon. Cover the infusion, and when it is
nearly cold, pass it through a napkin ; afterwards gradually
add the yolks of eight eggs, ten ounces of sugar, and a
grain of salt, and then put the cream on a moderate fire as
before. Strain it through a tammy, and add six drams of
isinglass ; then finish as before.

Ditto, with Chocolate.

After breaking four ounces of chocolate (flavoured with
vanilla) into small pieces, put it in a glass of boiling water
on a gentle fire ; then mix it gradually with the yolks of
eight eggs, eight ounces of sugar, and four glasses of boiling
milk ; after which place the whole on a moderate fire, stir-
ring it continually. As soon as it begins to thicken, let it boil
up, and then pass it through a fine tammy. When nearly
cold, add to it six drams of clarified isinglass : finish as usual.

Ditto, with Hyson Tea.

Put two drams of the best tea in five glasses of boiling
milk ; cover the infusion, and when it has become luke-
warm, strain it through a napkin. Mix the cream after-
wards with the yolks of eight egg s, adding to it ten ounces
of sugar and a grain of salt ; put the whole on a moderate
fire as before, then strain it through a tammy, and add six
drams ofisinglass; after which you finish as usual.

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Ditto, with Orange-Flowers.

Put an ounce of dried orange-flowers in five glasses of
boiling milk, and finish it like the former.

Another Method. — Put the same quantity of orange-
flowers in six ounces of sugar boiled to a caramel. When
the sugar is cold, dissolve it on a moderate fire with a glass
of boiling water, and then mix it with the yolks of eight
eggs, four ounces of sugar, four glasses of milk, and a grain
of salt. Put your cream on a moderate fire as before ; then
pass it through a tammy, and finish it in the usual manner.

Ditto, with Caramel Sugar and Aniseed.

Put two ounces of green, and two of starred aniseed, in
six ounces of sugar boiled to a caramel, and then proceed
like the former.

Ditto, with Bitter Macaroons.

Put four ounces of bruised bitter macaroons in five glasses
of boiling milk, and then proceed as before.

Instead of bitter, you may use four ounces of sweet maca-
roons, with half an ounce of pounded bitter almonds. You
may also add to the macaroons four ounces of sugar boiled
to a caramel.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

After pounding four ounces of pistachios (blanched), with
an ounce of preserved citron and ten bitter almonds, put
the whole in five glasses of milk nearly boiling, and then
proceed as before, using ten ounces of sugar, and, with the
isinglass, adding as much spinage juice as will give the
cream a fine green colour.

Ditto, with Almonds d’ Avelines.

After blanching four ounces of almonds d’avelines , wash
and drain them, and then put them in a pan on a moderate
fire, to give them a light brown colour. When cold, pound
them, wetting them lightly the while with a spoonful of
milk, and then put them in five glasses of milk nearly boil-
ing. Cover the infusion, and proceed as stated in the pre-
ceding.

For almond cream use six ounces of sweet and half an
ounce of bitter almonds.

Ditto, with Vanilla.

Put a clove of vanilla in six glasses of boiling milk ; place

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the infusion on the corner of the stove, and let it reduce
gently to five glasses ; then mix it with ten ounces of sugar
and a grain of salt ; pour the whole gradually on the yolks
of eight eggs, and then finish as before. You may also add
to it four ounces of sugar boiled to a caramel.

Dido, with fresh gathered Orange-Flowers.

After picking two ounces of fresh gathered orange-
flowers, put them into five glasses of boiling milk, and then
proceed as before.

Ditto, au Parfait Amour.

Grate the peel of two fine lemons and that of a middle-
sized citron lightly on a piece of sugar of ten ounces ; put
this sugar in five glasses of milk, nearly boiling, with ten
cloves pounded ; then cover the infusion, and finish your
cream like the former.

Ditto, with the Rind of four different Fruits.

Take a piece of sugar of ten ounces, and grate it on half
of the peel of a fine lemon, the same of a Malta orange, the
same of a Seville orange, and the same of that of a fine
citron ; put the sugar in five glasses of milk nearly boiling,
and then proceed as before.

Ditto, with Oranges.

Grate the peel of two fine dark sweet oranges lightly on a
piece of sugar of ten ounces : put this sugar in five glasses
of boiling milk, and proceed as before.

Ditto, with Citron.

Proceed as before directed, grating the peel of two fine
middle-sized citrons on the same quantity of sugar.

With bigarades (Seville oranges) and lemons proceed in
the same manner.

Ditto, with Strawberries.

Boil four glasses of milk with a pinch of cochineal and
ten ounces of sugar, and then add to it the yolks of eight
eggs, stirring the whole gradually in order that it may form
a smooth thick cream. After adding a grain of salt, place
it on a moderate fire (stirring it continually), and as soon as
it begins to simmer, press it through a tammy, after which
add to it six drams of isinglass. While the cream is getting

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cold, squeeze a pound of fine ripe strawberries, and a hand-
ful of currants, through a fine tammy ; add the juice to the
cream when it is quite cold, and then put it in a mould as
before directed.

With raspberries proceed in the same manner, substituting
a handful of strawberries for the currants.

Ditto, with Apricots.

After cutting fifteen very ripe red apricots in small pieces,
boil them in four ounces of clarified sugar till they are re-
duced to a light marmalade, when you squeeze them through
a tammy. Boil afterwards four glasses of milk, with six
ounces of sugar, and a grain of salt. Add the whole to the
yolks of eight eggs, taking care to stir them continually with
a wooden spoon, and then put the cream on a moderate fire
as before. Strain it afterwards through a tammy, add six
drams of isinglass, and then pour it gently on the marma-
lade, mixing the whole well together. Finish as before.

With green-gage and mirabelle plums proceed in the
same manner, using twenty-four of the former, and eighty
of the latter.

Ditto, with Marasquin.

Add four glasses of boiling milk to the yolks of eight
eggs, ten ounces of sugar, and a grain of salt. Place the
whole on a moderate fire, stirring it continually ; and, as
soon as it begins to thicken, pass it through a tammy, and
then add six drams of lukewarm isinglass. When cold, add
half a glass of marasquin, and finish as usual. With rum
proceed in the same manner.

If you wish to put any of the preceding creams in small
cups, use two-thirds only of the ingredients.

Ditto, with Whipt Cream.

Prepare two-thirds of the ingredients mentioned in any
one of the foregoing receipts, using, however, six drams of
the isinglass as usual. Put them in an earthen vessel in ice,
stirring them as for a Bavarian cheese ; and, as soon as they
begin to thicken, add a small plateful of whipt cream ; after
which immediately pour the whole in a mould previously
put on ice.

A whipt cream may also be added to any of the preceding
French creams, erroneously called English creams.

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Sect. VIII. — Creams au Bain Marie.

Cream au Bain Marie, with Vanilla.

Put a clove of vanilla in six glasses of boiling milk, which
you reduce to five. Then put ten yolks and a whole egg in
a tureen, with ten ounces of sugar and a grain of salt. Add
the infusion of vanilla gradually to it, stirring the yolks con-
tinually, in order to mix the whole well together. Then
pass your cream through a tammy, and pour it gently in a
mould, the inside of which you have lightly buttered. Place
the mould in a stewpan of at least nine inches in diameter,
which you fill with boiling water to within half an inch from
the edge of the mould. Then put your stewpan carefully
on hot ashes, covering it with a lid, on which you place
seven or eight hot coals. Add from time to time as much
fire round the stewpan as will keep the water nearly boiling.
Bear in mind that the mould should remain nearly an hour
and a half in the stewpan, and that the water should not
boil. The cream being sufficiently done, which you ascer-
tain by its easily separating itself from the sides of the
mould, take the mould out of the stewpan ; and when the
cream is no more than lukewarm, turn it out on a dish.
Should the surface of the cream be covered with small air-
bladders, to conceal it you must pour a glass of boiling
cream gradually on the yolks of three egg s, stirring it with
a -wooden spoon, and adding three ounces of fine sugar and
a. grain of salt ; put this on a moderate fire, stirring it con-
tinually ; and, as soon as this second cream sticks to the
spoon and is on the point of boiling, strain it through a
tammy, and the moment you are ready to serve, pour it
over the cream which you have taken out of the mould.
You may pour it over the cream indeed, although the sur-
face be quite smooth.

Biilo, milk Chocolate.

Dissolve four ounces of chocolate on a moderate fire,
adding to it a glass of boiling water, half a clove of vanilla'
and eight ounces of sugar. When the whole is perfectly dis-
solved, mix it with five glasses of boiling milk, which you
take off the fire, and then pour it gradually on ten yolks and
a whole egg, stirring it continually with a wooden spoon.
Add to this a grain of salt; and, after passing the cream
through a tammy, boil it like the preceding.

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Ditto, with Cocoa.

After preparing your cocoa, as directed in page 289, using,
however, six glasses of milk instead of five, pour the whole
on ten yolks and a whole egg, a grain of salt, and ten ounces
of pounded sugar. When the sugar is quite dissolved, pass
it through a fine tammy, and then boil it as usual.

Ditto, with Mocha Coffee.

After preparing four ounces of coffee, as directed in
page 288, using, however, six glasses of milk, pour it gra-
dually on the yolks of ten eggs, to which you have added a
whole egg, a grain of salt, and ten ounces of sugar. When
these ingredients have been well mixed together, pass them
through a fine tammy, and finish as before.

Ditto, with Coffee made with Water.

Prepare your coffee with caramel sugar, as directed in
page 289, and when the sugar is dissolved pour the whole in
five glasses of warm but boiled milk. Then mix it with ten
yolks, a whole egg, six ounces of pounded sugar, and a
grain of salt ; after which pass it through a tammy, and then
boil it as before directed.

Ditto, with Tea and Caramel Sugar.

Put two drams of good tea in six glasses of boiling milk ;
cover it over, and then boil four ounces of sugar to a caramel.
After dissolving your sugar with half a glass of boiling wa-
ter, pour it in the infusion of tea, which you mix gradually
with ten yolks, a whole egg, six ounces of fine sugar, and a
grain of salt. The whole being well mixed together, pass it
through a tammy, and finish as usual.

Ditto, with Vanilla and Caramel Sugar.

Put half a clove of vanilla, cut in small pieces, in six
ounces of sugar boiled to a caramel. When cold, dissolve it
on hot ashes, with a glass of boiling water. Cover it, and
when the sugar is entirely dissolved, mix it with five glasses
of boiling milk. Then pour the whole on ten yolks, to which
you have previously added one whole egg, four ounces of
sugar, and a grain of salt, stir the whole well together, then
pass it through a tammy, and finish as before.

Ditto, with Aniseed and Caramel Sugar.

Put a dram of green and a dram of starred aniseed in
five glasses of boiling milk, and cover the infusion. Then

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boil six ounces of sugar to a caramel, and after dissolving it
with a glass of boiling water, pour it in the infusion of ani-
seed; after which mix it gradually with ten yolks, to which
you have previously added a whole egg, four ounces of
sugar, and a grain of salt. Finish as before.

Ditto, with Orange-Flowers and Caramel Sugar.

Put a large table-spoonful of dried orange- flowers in six
ounces of caramel sugar, and then proceed the same as with
vanilla.

Ditto, with Caramel Sugar.

After boiling eight ounces of sugar to a caramel, pour one
quarter of it gradually in a cylindrical mould, buttered as
before directed, and placed on hot ashes. Then dissolve the
remainder by adding to it a glass of boiling water ; after
which mix it with five glasses of boiled milk. Pour the
whole by degrees on the yolks of ten eggs, to which you
have previously added four ounces of sugar, a whole egg,
and a grain of salt. Then pass the cream through a tammy,
and finish as before.

In making other creams, you may likewise cover the bot-
tom of the mould with caramel sugar, to which you may
also add a little cochineal.

Ditto, with Bitter Macaroons.

Put four ounces of bitter macaroons (bruised) in six
glasses of boiling milk, cover the infusion, and when no more
than lukewarm, pour the whole on ten yolks, to which you
have previously added a whole egg, eight ounces of sugar,
and a grain of salt. Then mix the whole well together, and
after straining the cream through a tammy, finish as usual.

You may boil four of the eight ounces of sugar to a
caramel, which will be a very great improvement.

Ditto, au Barf ait Amour.

After rubbing the peel of a sound lemon, and that of a
citron, lightly on a piece of sugar of ten ounces, put the
sugar with ten cloves (pounded) in six glasses of boiling
milk ; cover this infusion, and when it is no more than luke-
warm, pour it gradually over ten yolks, to which you have
added a whole egg and a grain of salt, after which strain it
through a tammy, and then finish as before.

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Ditto, with Citron.

Gnate the peel of a fine citron on a piece of sugar of ten
ounces, and then follow the preceding directions.

With oranges and lemons proceed in the same manner
but using two of each.

to, with dried Orange-Flowers.

Put an ounce of dried orange-flowers in six glasses of
boiling milk, and when the infusion is no more than luke-
waim, mix it with ten yolks, ten ounces of sugar, an egg,
and a grain of salt (as before). Then pass the cream through
a tammy, and finish as before.

Ditto, with Marasquin.

Put ten ounces of sugar, ten yolks, a whole egg, and a
giain of salt, in five glasses and a half of lukewarm boiled
milk. Pass the cream through a tammy, and then add to
it half a glass of marasquin.

With rum and arrack proceed in the same manner.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

After pounding a quarter of a pound of pistachios
(blanched) with an ounce of preserved citron, and eight of
bitter almonds, put them in six glasses of milk nearly boil-
ing. Then cover the infusion, and when it has become no
more than lukewarm, squeeze it through a napkin. After-
wards put ten ounces of pounded sugar in a tureen, Avith a
spoonful of spinage juice strained through a silk sieve, an
egg, ten yolks, and a grain of salt. Gradually add the in-
fusion to it : then stir it Avell ; and after passing it through
a tammy, finish your cream like the former.

After taking the cream out of the mould, you may cover
it with two large spoonsful of it, saved for the purpose, and
which you have properly thickened on the fire, adding more
cream to it if necessary.

Ditto, with Almonds d’ Avelines.

Put four ounces of almonds d’ avelines (blanched) in a
middle-sized pan on a moderate fire ; Avhen they have ac-
quired a light-brown colour, pound them in a mortar, and
then put them immediately into six ounces of boiling milk.
When the infusion is nearly cold, strain it through a napkin,
and then mix it Avith ten yolks, to which you have pre-
viously added ten ounces of pounded sugar, an egg, and a
grain of salt. Strain it aftenvards through a tammy, and
then finish as before.

With other almonds, proceed in the same manner.

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Sect. IX. — Of Creams Plombières.

Cream Plombière, with Marasquin.

Put the yolks of eight eggs, a spoonful of rice flour, and
three glasses of good milk, nearly boiling, on a moderate
fire, stirring the whole with a wooden spoon. When it
begins to thicken, take it off the fire and stir it well, in
order to make it very smooth ; then let it simmer for a few
minutes, till it has the consistency of a creme pâtissière (see
P- 301); after which add to it six ounces of pounded sugar
and a grain of salt ; then put your cream into another stew-
pan, and place it on ice, stirring it, from time to time, till it
is cold. The moment you are going to serve it up, add half
a glass of marasquin and a plateful of good wbipt cream
well drained, stirring the whole well together ; then put the
cream in a silver stewpan, raised as a rock, in small cups,
in the crust of a vol-au-vent, glazed and covered with a half-
round of spun sugar; or simply in a crust for tarts for the
second-course à biscuit en puits, or in a cup, made of almond
paste.

N. B. Instead of marasquin, you may add half a glass of
rum or arrack.

You may also make these creams with the infusions
(described in the. preceding section); using, in that case,
three glasses and a half of milk.

Ditto, with Strawberries.

Take a pound of fine strawberries, pick out a few of the
largest, and squeeze the remainder through a fine tammy;
then mix the juice with the cream, which you prepare ex-
actly like the former ; add the necessary quantity of whipt
cream, and then raise your crème plombière as a rock, placing
the strawberries, which you have saved, here and there*
upon it. ’

With raspberries proceed in the same manner, but using
only half a pound, with the addition of four ounces of straw-
berries.

Ditto, with Apricots.

Make fifteen fine apricots into marmalade, with six ounces
of clarified sugar, which you squeeze through a fine tammy •
then make a cream of the yolks of four eggs, a small spoon-
ful of rice flour, a glass of good cream or milk, a grain of

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salt, and two ounces of sugar (as before directed) ; put it
on ice to cool, and then add the necessary quantity of whipt
cream.

You may add to these kinds of creams, plums, peaches,
apples, &c.

Sect. X. — Op Ice Creams.

Ice Cream, flavoured with Lemon.

Grate the peel of two fine lemons on a piece of sugar of
ten ounces. Dissolve the sugar in six glasses of boiling
milk, and then cover it. Afterwards dilute the yolks of ten
eggs and a grain of salt with the infusion, stirring it well
with a wooden spoon or spatula ; then place your cream on
a moderate fire, stirring it continually; and as soon as it
boils, take it off, and pass it through a fine tammy. When
cold, pour it in a freezing-pot, which you have previously
placed in a tub with pounded ice, and a few handsful of
salt. Cover it, and put a couple of handsful of salt on the
lid. Let it stand a quarter of an hour ; then scrape the
cream from the bottom and sides of the freezing-pot, and
add a small quantity of whipt cream ; after which begin
turning the freezing-pot, continually doing so till the cream
is set, but taking care, in the mean time, to scrape it
repeatedly from the bottom and sides of the freezing-pot,
in order to make it very smotli and give it the necessary
degree of thickness ; then put it in a cylindrical mould,
taking care to press it down, in order that it may take
the proper form. Put the mould immediately after on
pounded ice, covering it with the lid of a stewpan, on
which you put some more ice. When you are ready to
serve, dip the mould quickly in hot water, and turn the
cream out on a dish. You may also serve it, in the shape of
a pyramid, in small cups, a silver stewpan, the crust for a
tourte, a glazed vol-au-vent, covered with a light half-round
of spun sugar, or simply on a dish en rocher, with macaroons
or small biscuits round it.

N. B. French and all other creams may be frozen in the
same manner, leaving out the isinglass. The moment you
pass the cream through a tammy, you may add two ounces
of fresh butter to it^ which will be a very great improve-
ment.

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Sect. XI. — Of Whipt Creams.

Whipt Cream, with Marasquin.

Put a quart of good double cream, which you have pre-
viously placed for two hours on pounded ice, into an earthen
pan; add to it a good pinch of pulverized gum dragon, and
then beat up the whole with a biscuit- whisk for full a quarter
of an hour, when the cream should be light and firm. When
it is thoroughly drained, put it into a tureen, with six ounces
of pounded sugar, and then mix the whole well together.
The moment you are ready to serve, add one-third of a
glass of marasquin, and put your cream in a crust for a tart
or glazed vol-au-vent with a half-round of spun sugar over
it, or in almond paste, or a silver stewpan.

With rum you proceed in the same manner.

Ditto, with Mocha Coffee.

Immediately after roasting two ounces of mocha coffee,
put it in a glass of boiling water. Cover the infusion: and
when no more than lukewarm, pass it through a silk sieve
in a small pan ; then add six ounces of pounded sugar, and
place the whole on a moderate fire. As soon as the sugar
rises, take it off the fire, and rub it with a spatula against
the sides of the pan, in order to grain it. When cold,
pound it, and then pass it through a silk sieve ; after which
add it to the whipt cream, which you have prepared like
the preceding.

Ditto, with Coffee, made with Water.

Steep two ounces of fresh ground coffee in half a glass of
water ; pour it off clear, and then add to it two ounces of
sugar boiled to a caramel. Put the whole on hot ashes, and
when the sugar is dissolved, let it get cold ; after which add
it to the cream, together with four ounces of pounded sugar.

Ditto, with Chocolate.

Dissolve four ounces of chocolate, on a moderate fire,
in half a glass of boiling water, and when cold, add it to
the cream, together with four ounces of fine sugar.

Ditto, with Vanilla.

After chopping half a clove of vanilla very fine, pound it
with two ounces of sugar, and pass the whole through a silk
sieve. Add to it four ounces of pounded sugar, and then
mix it with the whipt cream.

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Ditto, with Orange.

Grate the peel of a fine Malta orange on a piece of sugar
of six ounces ; then bruise the sugar, and mix it with the
cream.

Ditto, with the Peel of four different kinds of Fruit.

Grate the fourth part of the peel of an orange, a citron,
and a bigarade (Seville orange), and half of that of a lemon’
on a piece of sugar of six ounces. Bruise the sugar, and mix
it with the cream.

Ditto, with Strawberries.

Take three-quarters of a pound of strawberries, pick out
some of the finest, and squeeze the remainder through a fine
tammy. Add the juice to the cream, together with six
ounces of pounded sugar, and a small infusion of cochineal
or carmine ; after which dispose of your cream as usual,
placing the strawberries (which you have saved), here and
there upon it.

With raspberries proceed in the same manner.

Ditto, with Essence of Roses.

Having prepared the cream as before directed, add to it
a spoonful of the essence of roses, together with six ounces
of pounded sugar, and a small infusion of cochineal or
carmine.

You may omit the colouring, and ornament the white
cream with strawberries.

Ditto, with Orange-Flowers.

Mix four drams of pulverized orange-flowers, with six
ounces of fine sugar, which is to be added to the cream :
you may also add two spoonsful of double-distilled orange-
water.

Ditto, with Caramel Sugar.

Boil six ounces of sugar to a caramel, add half a glass
of boiling water, and then let it dissolve on hot ashes ;
after which reduce it, in order to make the sirup rather
thick. When cold, add it to the cream. The moment the
caramel has acquired a proper colour, add to it a small
spoonful of starred aniseed, or dried orange- flowers, or a
dozen little macaroons, or bruised d’avelines. On the latter,
strew some pounded macaroons.

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Ditto, Spring rvhipt Cream.

Pour half a glass of marasquin into two spoonsful of spi-
llage juice (strained through a silk sieve), which you add to
the cream, together with six ounces of pounded sugar.

N. B. Instead of marasquin you may use the peel of two
lemons, or that of an orange, a citron, or a fine bigarade.
You may put some large strawberries or raspberries on the
cream.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

After preparing your cream as before directed, add to it
six ounces of pounded sugar, and two spoonsful of double
distilled rose or orange-water. Then form it en pyramide,
and place regularly upon it four ounces of pistachios
blanched, each pistachio cut lengthwise. Stick the pis-
tachios lightly in the cream, in order that they may appear
very prominent.

Sect. XII. — Op Cremes Pâtissières (Pastry Creams.)

Crème Ptàissière, with Citron.

Put the yolks of six eggs, and two spoonsful of sifted
flour in a stewpan ; add gradually to it three glasses of boil-
ing cream, and a grain of salt. Then put it on a moderate
fire, stirring it with a spatula till it begins to thicken, when
you take it off, continuing to stir it in order that it may be-
come smooth, and acquire a proper consistency. You then
put it back on the fire for ten or twelve minutes, stirring it
till it is done. Afterwards put four ounces of butter in a
pan on the fire, skim it, and when it has left oft' crackling, let
it continue on the fire till it has acquired a light brown
colour, when you instantly mix it with the cream. Then
grate the peel of a citron on four ounces of sugar, bruise it
and mix it with four ounces of sweet macaroons, together
with six bitter macaroons; add the whole to the cream, and
in case it should be too stiff, add a little more cream, but if
the contrary, the yolks of two eggs.

To flavour it with orange or lemon, proceed in the same
manner.

Ditto, with Chocolate.

Prepare your cream as before ; after which, add to it four
ounces of grated chocolate, together with two ounces of
fine sugar, and four ounces of sweet macaroons. You may

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also flavour it with a spoonful of dried orange-flowers, or
the third part of a glass of rum or marasquin

Ditto, with Mocha Coffee.

Steep four ounces of coffee as before directed, in three
glasses, of boiling milk; when no more than lukewarm
strain it through a napkin, and then mix it gradually with
the yolks of six eggs, two spoonsful of flour and a grain of
salt; alter which you proceed as stated before.

Ditto, with Almonds

After washing, draining, and wiping four ounces of al-
monds put them in a pan with four ounces of sugar boiled
au souffles. Let them throw up a dozen bubbles, and then
stir them lightly with the spatula, in order that the sugar
may attach itself to the almonds. As soon as the sugar
begins to grain, empty the pan on your working-board, and
carefully separate the sugar that adheres to the pan and
spatula When the almonds are cold, add two ounces of
pounded sugar, and then bruise the whole with the rolling-
pin ; after which add it to the cream, as directed page 301.

Ditto, with Vanilla.

After steeping a clove of vanilla in four glasses of boiling
cream, place the infusion on the corner of the stove, and
reduce it to three-fourths; after which pass it throuo-h
a napkin. Then gradually add it to the yolks of six e^gS
mixed with two spoonsful of flour. Finish it with the ad-
dition of the butter, sugar, &c. as usual.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

After blanching and washing four ounces of pistachios,
pound them with an ounce of preserved citron and ten
bitter almonds ; then add to it, two spoonsful of spinage-
juice, six ounces of fine sugar, four of macaroons flavoured
with avelines and the cream prepared as directed, page 301.

Ditto, with Currants.

After picking, washing, and drying four ounces of fine
currants, let them simmer for some minutes with two
ounces of clarified sugar ; then prepare your cream as
usual, and when it is boiled, add the currants to it, together
with the sugar, butter, and macaroons, as before directed.

With muscadine raisins proceed in the same manner,
taking care to stone them and to divide each raisin in two.

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Ditto, with Marrow .

Take six ounces of beef marrow ; put one-thiid aside,
and then chop the whole fine, but each part separately. Put
the largest part in a small stewpan, and then let it dissolve
on a moderate fire. When it is perfectly dissolved, stiain it
through a napkin, and then put it back on the fire to coloui
it a little ; after which add it to the cream, together with
the remainder of the chopped marrow.

N. B. Your cream is to be prepared as before directed,
except that you leave out the butter.

Sect. XIII. — Suédoises of Apples.

A Suédoise, forming a Bridge with Columns.

After peeling and coring forty pippins, cut ten of them
in rather thick slices, and each slice into a long squaie ,
then throw them in four glasses of cold water, in which you
have put two ounces of sugar and the juice of a lemon, in
order to prevent their turning red ; after draining, boil them
in six ounces of clarified sugar, taking care that they are not
too much done, in order to keep them whole. In the mean
time cut eight apples in small round columns with a loot-
cutter of an inch in diameter, which, after putting them
likewise in sugar and water, you boil in the sirup like the
former, and then drain them ; the remainder of the apples
are also to be boiled in the sirup, with the addition of the
peel of a lemon, covering them close, and, as soon as they are
entirely dissolved, stir them continually with a large wooden
spoon ; w'hen the marmalade is properly reduced, add halt
a pot of apricot-marmalade, and continue to boil your apples.
As soon as they quit the bottom of the pan easily, rub them
through a horse-hair sieve, and then put them in an earthen
vessel, covering it with a piece ot paper lightly buttered.
Cut afterwards the crumb of a loaf into a semicircular form
three inches in diameter and four in length, which you cover
with wet paper ; place this piece of crumb in the centre of
.the dish which is to go on the table, and mask it with the mar-
malade of apples (which should be cold) in such a manner
as to form a small bridge ; then take away the centre of
the bread, on which you have built your arch, ornamenting
the edge of it with verjus or preserved cherries. After
covering the remainder of the bridge with slices of apples,
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prepared for that purpose, on each of which put a square
piece of apple for a plinth, and on the top of each plimh a
cherry preserved in brandy ; the small points placed on
them are made of angelica. The whole is afterwards orna-
mented with apple, currant, or other jelly.

A Suédoise, forming a Double Cascade.

The two cups are made of apples of an oval form the
largest of which should be two inches and a half in diame-
ter ; you then cut eight apples lengthwise with a root-cut-
ter of one inch and two-thirds in diameter, and boil them in
six ounces of clarified sugar, taking care that they are not
done too much. Boil afterwards in the same sirup eight
moie apples, cut into small columns with a root-cutter&of
three-quarters of an inch in diameter ; then pour your sirup
on twenty-four apples cut in slices, which are to be boiled to
a marmalade like the former ; when done, drain your mar-
malade on a sieve, and then form it on a proper dish into a
pedestal of six inches in diameter, by one inch and a quarter
in height, in the centre of which put three large round ap-
ples, and on them three more, on which you place the large
cup as straight, as possible. Put an apple in the centre, and
on it the small cup, taking particular care that the whole is
put exactly in the middle of the large pedestal, round which
you place, either upright or a little aslant, the small columns
of apples which you have cut of equal length for that pur-
pose. On the top of each put a fine currant, placing cur-
rants also round the edges of the cups, but leaving a vacant
space of a quarter of an inch between each of them. To
foim the water, you take candied angelica softened in the
snup in which you have boiled your apples; cut it in strips
of one-sixth of an inch in width, and after covering them
with apple jelly, fix them in their proper places two-thirds
of an inch apart. You likewise cover the inside of the cup
and the top of the large pedestal with apple jelly ; the rim
of the latter you ornament besides with apple and red cur-
rant jelly chopped : you may also put between each of the
small columns, which are placed round the bason, a fillet of
angelica of the same length as the apples, and full one-twelfth
of an inch wide. The feet of the cups may also be orna-
mented with grapes, pistachios, or angelica.

N. B. Care must be taken in making these kinds of sué-
doises that the colours are not too much varied. In addi-
tion to the fruit above mentioned, you may also use quinces
and barberries.

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Suédoise of Peaches.

Boil six peaches, cut in halves, in eight ounces of clarified
sugar, taking them out as soon as they can be peeled, in ol-
der that they may remain quite whole ; then boil the sirup
the same as for a jelly ; after which put half of it aside, and
in the remainder put four peaches (peeled and cut in small
pieces), which must be boiled to a perfect marmalade, rub-
bing them through a sieve when they are done ; afterwai els
cut out, with a paste-cutter of one inch and two-thiids in
diameter, twelve croutons of crumb of bread, over which strew
some fine sugar, and glaze or cover them with sugar boiled
to a crack ; but in the latter case your croutons must first be
dried in the oven; then cover the bottom of a second-corn se
dish with the marmalade, on which you form a circle with
the halves of peaches, with a crouton between each of them
as a support ; the remainder of the peaches you form in a
small circle on the top of the former : ornament the whole
with angelica, verjus, cherries, apple and currant jelly, sin-
gle currants, or pistachios; and the moment you are going
to serve it up, mask your peaches with the sirup. You may
likewise place, your pistachios in a small crust. Peaches au
gratins are prepared in the same manner, except that you
serve them either in a small crust or a silver stewpan, and
mask them with apricot- mar malade, glazing them in a gen-
tle oven. You may use nectarines instead of peaches.

Sect. XIV. — Of Apple Meringues.

Apple Meringue formed like a Hedgehog.

After coring forty apples with an apple-scoop, peel fifteen
of them quite round, putting each apple, as soon as it is
peeled, in water the same as for a suédoise. When you
have peeled eight in this manner, boil them in six ounces of
clarified sugar, taking care that they remain a little firm.
In the mean time peel the remaining seven, and pùt them
to boil immediately after taking the first out of the sirup.
As soon as you have taken up the last apples, put the re-
maining twenty-five (after peeling and cutting them in
slices) in the sirup ; add the peel of a lemon, and, after
covering it, put the whole on a moderate fire. When the
apples are dissolved, stir them with a spatula till they are
reduced to a perfect marmalade ; then rub them through a
sieve, and add half a pot of apricot marmalade. When cold.

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Sado„,W;h?FrSfUl,°f raa™alade ™ a second-course
(Iish on which you place nine of the largest whole apples •

on them five more, and the last on the tom First put some

wards* fiïiarmalî,de °n thS- inside of the ;>Pples, and after-
m dl 6 ^ vacancies between them with apple rnar-

malade. With the remainder of the marmalade you cover

111 i!UCh a mfnner tllat the whole forms a perfect
ome, then beat up the whites of two eggs very stiff and
add to it two spoonsful of fine sugar. gf he wLle being
well mixed together (as for a common meringue), you

cover i? °VZ R6 aPpl6S aS re«ularly as possible? and then
covei it with fine sugar. Take afterwards some sweet al-

Zrï wi MChnfi,Ve miets (a11 exactly of the same size),
and stick them lightly, but as regularly as possible, on the

ugai a quarter of an inch apart. When you have finished,
stiew some coarse sugar over the whole, and place your
dish m a slack oven, in order that the almonds/as well as
the egg and sugar, may become light coloured ; but parti-
cularly that the inside of the apples may be warm.

ou may afterwards add some pistachios, each cut in six
miets, placing them in small holes made with a silver
skewer. Your dish is then put back in the oven for ten

minutes, and placed on the table as soon as as you take it
out. J

Ditto à la Parisienne.

After coring and peeling thirty pippins, boil eight of them
(lather firm) in four ounces of clarified sugar; the re-
mainder of the apples make into marmalade as before,
wit i t ns difference — that you add the peel of an orange and
only one-third of a pot of apricot marmalade ; then beat up
the whites of two eggs very stiff, and after adding two
spoonsful of fine sugar, form the whole into eight méringues
of the size of common nuts ; glaze them with fine sugar,
and after putting on each a circle of fillets of pistachios,
put them in a gentle oven. When they are lightly coloured
place them on a baking-plate, and put them in the oven
to dry, and to colour the inside of each méringue. Fill,
m the mean time, the inside of the eight whole apples with
mai malade of quinces, or some other marmalade, mixed
with a few whole pistachios ; after which mask them with
the remainder of the white of egg, and having placed them
on small pieces of buttered paper, cover them entirely with
fine sugar. You then form on each apple four circles of
fillets of pistachios placed upright, and each pistachio cut in

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six. These fillets should be placed a quarter of an inch
apart : the first circle should be one inch and a halt wide,
and the others a quarter of an inch distant from each other.
When you have prepared your eight apples in this manner,
put them on a baking-plate in a gentle oven. In the mean
time form on the proper dish a small pedestal ot the
marmalade of apples, seven inches in diameter, round which
you place upright some pistachios cut in halves ; put it in
the oven, and when your apple méringues have acquired a
fine yellow colour, place the largest in the centre ot the
marmalade of apples, and the remaining seven at equal dis-
tances round it. Fill the insides of your meringues with
marmalade of quinces or other fruit, and then place one on
the centre of each apple. Serve either hot or cold. Altei
fixing your fillets of pistachios, you may add some coarse
sugar.

Ditto, with Currants.

Prepare your apples as before, adding two ounces of
currants to the marmalade after you have rubbed it through
the sieve. Fill the inside <?f the whole apples with apricot
marmalade mixed with currants, and proceed as before, ex-
cept that over the apples and meringues you strew some cur-
rants mixed with coarse sugar instead of fillets of pistachios.

You may use coarse sugar only.

Ditto, with Coarse Sugar and Pistachios.

After peeling twenty-four pippins, cut them in quarters,^
and sauter them in a large stewpan with four ounces of
pounded sugar (on which you have grated the peel of a
small citron), two ounces of lukewarm butter, and the fourth
part of a pot of apricot marmalade • put them on a moderate
fire, cover them, and put a little fire on the lid. When
your apples are nearly done, put them on a large baking-
plate, and pick out all the quarters that are whole. The
remainder you put en pyramide on the centre of a second-
course dish, with the quarters placed in a spiral form round
them. You then cover the whole with egg and sugar as
before, over which you strew some fine, and afterwards,
lightly, some coarse sugar mixed with pistachios, each pis-
tachio cut across in 'five pieces. Put your dish in .a gentle
oven, and serve as soon as the whole has acquired a light
brown colour.

You may mix currants with your sugar instead of pis-
tachios.

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Ditto, glazed.

th^hith C°ri"f -Td peelinS thirty-six pippins, take ten of
the highest, which you cut lengthwise with a root-cutter of
one inch and five-sixths in diameter, taking care that the
pi ait which you have scooped out is exactly in the middle •
boil them rather firm, in six ounces of clarified sugar • after
which pour the sirup on the remaining apples (cut in slice!)
and bod them as before directed, but reduce the marmalade
a little more than usual. Add the third part of a pot of
api icot marmalade, and after rubbing them through a sieve
put a spoonful m a second-course dish, and form it into a
circle of seven inches in diameter. Put the ten whole apples
(the inside of which you have filled with apricot marmalade)
on it, so as to leave a hollow in the centre : then cover them
entirely with the remainder of the marmalade, taking care to
preserve the vacant space in the centre, and, at the same
time t.iat the marmalade is every where the same height,
and that the top and sides are perfectly smooth. When that
is done put your dish in a gentle oven, and, as soon as the
marmalade begins to acquire a clear red colour, beat up the
whites of two eggs with two spoonsful of fine sugar, with
which you fill up the centres: with the remainder you form
a meringue,' which should be very convex. Strew some
sugar over it, but take care not to put any on the apples •
and as soon as it is dissolved put the whole back in the oven.
Serve as soon as the meringue has properly risen and ac-
quired a fine colour.

The meringue, in baking, should crack like paste for choux.

Another method. — After dressing and placing your apples as
before, put them in a gentle oven ; then beatmp the white of
an egg with a spoonful of fine sugar, and form it, in a piece of
paper, into half a large meringue of three inches in diameter,
which you raise as high as possible. Cover it with fine sugar
and put it in a gentle oven ; then beat up a white and a half
with a spoonful and a half of fine sugar. With one-third of
it form nineteen small half meringues as big as large nut-
megs, over which strew some fine sugar. When the sugar
is dissolved put your meringues on the mouth of the oven,
and then mix two spoonsful of apple and two of apricot
mai malade with the remainder of the white of egg, and pour
it in the centre of the dish, which you put immediately
back in the oven. When the large meringue has acquired a
fine yellow colour, take it out of the oven, together Avitli the

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small ones ; then put the largest of the small ones in the
centre of the large m'eringue ; put six small ones in a circle
round the former, at full an inch distance, and then put the
large meringue in the mouth of the oven. As soon as the
small soufflé in the middle is done, take the dish out of the
oven and cover the centre with the large meringue, round
which you place the twelve remaining small ones : serve im-
mediately. You may also put your small meringues crosswise
on the large ones, but in that case you only prepare thirteen.

For serving your apples in a silver stewpan, you proceed
exactly in the same manner.

Sect. XV. — Apples, with Butter.

After preparing thirty pippins, and disposing of them
in the same manner as before directed, take six more, which,
after cutting each apple in eight, you sauter on a moderate
fire, with two ounces of fine sugar, two of butter, and two
spoonsful of apricot-marmalade ; put some fire on the lid,
and as soon as they are done, pour them in the centre of the
dish, placing the half-quarters which have remained whole
on the top : serve immediately. You may mask the whole
lightly with apricot-marmalade or red currrant jelly.

Ditto, glazed with Caramel Sugar.

Peel six apples of equal size quite round, and boil them
in six ounces of clarified sugar ; then boil eight pippins (also
peeled round and cored) in the same sirup, after which
you pour the sirup on twenty pippins peeled and cut in
slices ; boil them to a marmalade (a little firm), add a quar-
ter of a pot of apricot-marmalade, and then rub them
through a sieve ; fill the inside of the pippins with two
spoonsful of lukewarm butter mixed with two of apricot-
marmalade, and then place them in a circle on a second-
course dish, and afterwards in a gentle oven, the same as
the apples meringues. When you are ready to serve
glaze your twelve half apples with two ounces of sugar
boiled to a caramel, and then place them in a circle on the
other apples: serve them hot. You may also cut your
apples across, and after glazing them put a fine cherry or
a verjus grape in the centre of each half, and your sugar
may also be coloured either with cochineal or saffron. When
you take your apples out of the pan, you may strew some

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chopped pistachios or currants mixed with coarse sugar over
them.

Ditto, à la Minute.

Peel twenty-four apples cut in quarters, and sauter them
in a large stewpan with six ounces of pounded sugar (on
which you have grated the peel of an orange), four ounces
of lukewarm butter, and a quarter of a pot of apricot-mar-
malade ; let them have fire over and under. When vour
apples are done, put them on a large baking-plate ; pick out
the quarters which are the least broken, and place them up-
right in a semi-globular mould (buttered) of six inches in
diameter and four in height ; after which pour the re-
mainder of the apples, together with the sirup, &c., over
them. You then turn the mould on a dish for the second
course, and mask your apples with marmalade of apricots
or quinces, apple or red currant jelly : serve immediately,
that the apples may not get cold. The moment you serve
you may strew some chopped pistachios or currants mixed
with coarse sugar, over the whole.

Pears are prepared in the same manner.

Ditto, with Apple Jelly.

Core fifteen apples d’api, peel them quite round, and boil
them (one half at a time) in six ounces of clarified sugar ;
you then reduce the sirup au soufflé, and pour it on twelve
pippins (peeled and cut in quarters), to which you add two
ounces of lukewarm butter, and the fourth part of a pot of
apricots. The whole, being well mixed together, put it
into a stewpan, with fire over and under, and boil your
apples like the former. In the mean time cut each apple
d’api in two, crosswise, and put them in a semi-globular
mould, very lightly buttered ; fill the same up afterwards
with the apples and the butter. After turning your mould
on the proper dish, put in the centre of each half apple
d’api a fine cherry, or large preserved verjus grape ; cover
the whole with slices of apples of Rouen, in order to
give them a brilliant appearance, and then serve directly.
Instead of apples d’api you may use ten pippins. After
preparing your apples as before directed, you may cover
them with apricot marmalade instead of apple jelly, over
which you strew two ounces of bruised macaroons ; you
then place a cherry on the apples as before. You may also
serve your apples in a silver stewpan, or in the crust of a
vol-au-vent, or tourte, for the second course, or in a crust of
fine paste, formed like a jlan (custard).

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Ditto, with Cream.

Cut twenty pippins in quarters, and after peeling and
coring them, dress half in butter, like the formel’, with two
spoonsful of fine sugar, two of apricot marmalade, and three
of lukewarm butter ; with the remainder of the apples make
a marmalade, putting into it two ounces of fine sugar, and
two spoonsful of apricots. Then put the apples which you
have dressed in butter, in a mould, as before directed, add-
ing the remainder to the marmalade, which you rub through
a sieve; with this marmalade cover the apples in the mould,
in such a manner that you may fill the centre with any of
the cremes pâtissières described in Sect XII., quite boiling.
After turning your mould on the proper dish, cover the
apples lightly with a little cream, which you have preserved
for that purpose. Strew some bruised macaroons over them,
and serve it up immediately.

N. B. In using a crème pâtissière, flavoured with pista-
chios or currants, strew some chopped pistachios over the
former, and some currants on the latter.

Sect. XVI. — Apples (in a Crust).

After making a small^ura (custard) crust, of seven inches
in diameter by three in height, cover the inside with but-
tered paper, and fill it with flour or chopped beef suet ; then
ornament and egg it, and put it in the oven. When it has
acquired a good colour empty it, and half fill it with apple
marmalade, made of thirty apples ; upon this marmalade put
eight apples, peeled round, dressed very white, and filled
with apricot marmalade, one in the centre and the others
round it. Then add some more marmalade, so as to cover
the lower half of the apples, and put a cherry on each apple ;
afterwards cover them entirely with slices of jelly, made of
apples of Rouen. Glaze the rim and sides of the crust with
apricot-marmalade, and serve it up either hot or cold.

Ditto, glazed with Caramel Sugar.

Having prepared and baked your crust as before, put in
it eight apples peeled round, and filled with apple and apri-
cot marmalade. The moment you are ready to serve it up,
glaze fourteen small apples d'api (peeled round and dressed
very white), in four ounces of sugar boiled to a caramel, and
place them on the top of the apple jelly, apart from the

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crust, the outside of which, however, glaze with apricot
marmalade. Immediately after, serve it up ™

Make your marmalade of twenty-four apples, and be sure
to wipe them before you put them in the sugar.

Ditto, en Suédoise.

Having filled your crust as before directed, place on it
some small apples d’api, in the shape of a pyramid, peeled
round and dressed very white. Ornament them with cur-
rants and angelica,, or pistachios and barberries, and cover
them afterwards with slices of apple or red currant jelly.

/

Sect. XVII.— Puddings Anglo-François.

Note. To make these puddings properly, it is necessary
to be provided with a semi-globular mould of four inches in
depth and six in width, and having a cover made to turn
over the edge, so as to keep the mould closely shut. Both
the mould and the cover should be pierced like a skimmer.

A Pudding, with Apples.

After peeling thirty-six apples and cutting them in quar-
ters, stew them in a large stewpan, with "four ounces of
fine sugar, on which you have grated the peel of a Malta
orange, and four ounces of lukewarm butter. Put some fire
over and under the stewpan, and, as soon as the apples are
done, put them on a baking-plate. While they are getting
cold, make three-quarters of a pound of fine paste a little
firm, mould half of it, and roll it out to one-twelfth of an
inch in thickness. With this piece of paste cover the inside
of your mould, which you have thickly buttered, taking
care that the paste does not fold, and that it projects a little
over the edge of the mould. Then mask it entirely with
the quarters of the apples which are the least broken, and
afterwards add the remainder, together with the sirup. Roll
out the rest of the paste into two very thin round pieces ;
and, after lightly wetting that which is above the edge of
the mould, put one of the round pieces on it, fastening it to
the part which is wetted, and turning it over on the part
which covers the apples. Press the whole down so as to
make the surface very smooth, and then wet it lightly, and
cover it with the other round piece of paste, pressing it on
the other, so as to fasten both well together. Trim the paste
close to the edge of the mould, and then cover it with the

THE ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C. 313

lid, which you have previously buttered. Place the mould
(turned upside down) on a napkin, tie it very tight, and put
it in a saucepan with boiling water. Let it boil an hour and
a half, strew some fine sugar over it, and then serve it up
immediately. Should you not have a proper mould for your
pudding, you may boil it in a basin, or in a cloth; in the
former case you still use three pieces of paste as before, but
in the latter only one.

Ditto, with Pippins and Currants, or Muscadine Raisins.

Take thirty pippins, and proceed as before ; using, how-
ever, lemon instead of orange-peel. Add to it half a pound
of currants or muscadine raisins.

Ditto, with Apples and Cream.

Take fifteen pippins, and dress them as before, with three
ounces of pounded sugar, and two ounces of lukewarm but-
ter. Cover the inside of your paste with the apples, as di-
rected in the first of these receipts, and then put in the
centre half of the ingredients for any of the crèmes pâtissières,
described in Section XII., but cold. Now cover your pud-
ding, and finish as before. When you are ready to serve it
up, mask it lightly with apricot marmalade, and strew over
it some bruised macaroons.

Ditto, with Apples and Pistachios.

Take thirty pippins, and dress them with six ounces of
fine sugar, on which you have grated the peel of a citron,
four of lukewarm butter, four of whole and very green pis-
tachios, and half a potful of apricots. Finish as before : and
when you are going to serve it up, mask your pudding with
apricot marmalade, strewing over it some chopped pistachios.

Ditto, with Apples and Preserved Cherries.

Dress thirty apples, as before, with four ounces of fine
sugar, four ounces of lukewarm butter, and a potful of fine
preserved cherries, and finish, as before.

You may use a potful of verjus grapes instead of the
cherries.

Ditto, with Apricots.

Take thirty-six fine red apricots, separate them, and take
out the stones; after which roll them in six ounces of
pounded sugar. Put them in your mould, covered as before
and finish as usual. ’

With peaches and nectarines proceed in the same manner.

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Ditto, with Mirabelle Plums.

Take two hundred mirabelle plums, stone them without
sepai citing them : then roll them in four ounces of pounded
sugar, and finish as before.

Ditto with Strawberries.

Pick two pounds and a half of fine strawberries, wash
them quickly, and drain them in a napkin. Then roll them
in six ounces of fine sugar, and put them in the pudding
prepared as before directed.

To make a raspberry pudding, use twenty-four ounces
of raspberries, and sixteen of strawberries.

Ditto, with Cherries.

Pick two pounds of fine ripe cherries, and roll them in
four ounces of raspberries, or red currants (stoned), and six
of pounded sugar. The remainder of the process is the same.

Ditto, with Currants.

Wash two pounds of fine transparent currants, stone them,
and then roll them in four ounces of raspberries, and six
ounces of sugar. Proceed as before.

Ditto, with Red and Green Gooseberries.

After picking and stoning a pound of green and a pound
of red gooseberries (very ripe), roll them in six ounces of
fine sugar, and then proceed as before.

N. B. You may serve all these kinds of puddings either
hot or cold ; butin the latter case leave out the butter.

Ditto, with Marrow.

After taking out the skin and sinews, chop twelve ounces
of beef suet off the kidnies very fine; then add six ounces of
marrow (examining it carefully that no splinters of bone re-
main in it), five ounces of sifted flour, four ounces of pounded
sugar, five eggs, half a glass of milk, a quarter of a glass of
old cognac brandy, half a nutmeg (grated), a good pinch of
fine salt, two ounces of preserved citron cut in fillets, six
ounces of fine currants, six ounces of muscadine raisins
washed and stoned, three pippins chopped very fine, and
half a potful of apricot marmalade. Mix the whole well to-
gether, and pour it on the centre ofa napkin (well buttered).
After tying it in such a manner that the pudding is nearly

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round, fasten a weight of ten pounds to the bottom of the
cloth, in order to keep the pudding steady, and make it boil
well. Then put it in a large pan on a moderate fire, and let
it boil full four hours ; at the expiration of which time you
should be ready to serve. In taking it out of the cloth put
it on a lid, and cut off all such parts as have become white
in boiling. Then put a round mould over it, turn it upside
down, and trim the bottom of the pudding in the same man-
ner; after which put it on a dish, and serve it up directly,
covering it just before with a sauce of Spanish wine. This
sauce is thus prepared : — Put the yolks of four eggs in a
small stewpan, with a spoonful of flour, two ounces of fine
sugar, two ounces of butter, a grain of salt, and full one
glass and a half of madeira or malaga wine. Stir this sauce
on a moderate fire till it begins to boil, and then pass it
through a fine tammy, and serve it up. If preferable, this
sauce may be served up in a small tureen, and the pudding
left uncovered. Six ounces of beef suet may be substituted
for the marrow.

N. B. You may also use the weight in boiling the fruit
puddings described before.

Ditto, with Currants and Citron.

Grate the peel of a fine citron on four ounces of sugar,
bruise it, and then mix it with a glass of madeira, and twelve
ounces of currants (well washed). Chop afterwards twelve
ounces of beef suet and six ounces of marrow, with five
-Ounces of flour. Add to it five eggs, half a glass of cream,
a good pinch of salt, half a nutmeg (grated), and, lastly, the
currants with the wine and sugar above mentioned. Finish
as before.

With muscadine raisins proceed in the same manner,
taking twelve ounces of raisms' (stoned), and grating on the
sugar the peel of two lemons instead of a citron.

Ditto à la Parisienne.

After pounding a clove of good vanilla (chopped very
fine) with four ounces of sugar, pass it through a sieve.
Then chop (very fine) twelve ounces of veal suet off the kid-
nies, and six ounces of marrow, with six ounces of rice flour
Add two whole eggs, and the yolks of seven others, half a
glass of cream, half a glass of marasquin, a pinch of fine
salt, and a quarter of a nutmeg (grated) ; and further two
ounces of whole pistachios, four ounces of sweet macaroons

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(bruised lightly), the sugar and vanilla, thirty fine pre-
set ved cherries, drained, and each cherry separated in two
and six apples chojrped very fine. Having mixed the whole
well together, pour your pudding in a napkin, and finish as
usual. When ready to serve, strew some pounded sugar
over the pudding, and then stick in it evenly, and to give it
the appearance of a hedge-hog, two ounces of pistachios
each pistachio cut in six fillets.

Instead of cherries you may use verjus grapes; and two
ounces of preserved citron cut in small fillets may supply
the place of the pistachios. ’

Ditto, with Chesnuts and Rum.

After skinning thirty-six fine roasted chesnuts, pick out
twenty of the halves which have remained entire. Then
take four ounces of the remainder, and after pounding them
with four ounces of butter, rub them through a horsehair
sieve. Then add three ounces of rice-flour, two whole eggs,
and the yolks ol six others, fourteen ounces of veal suet off
the kidnies (chopped), four of fine sugar, four of bitter ma-
caroons (lightly bruised), four of muscadine raisins(stoned),
the half of a chesnut, each cut in four pieces, half a glass of
cream, a pinch of fine salt, the fourth part of a nutmeg
(giated), and half a glass ot arrack or Jamaica rum. Pro-
ceed as before, preparing your sauce as directed, with the
addition of a small glass of rum.

Ditto, with Rice, flavoured with Orange.

After washing a pound of Carolina rice in warm water,
put it on the fire with cold water. As soon as it boils"
drain it in a sieve, and then let it boil well in milk!
with six ounces of butter, and four of fine sugar, on
which you have grated the peel of two middle-sized sweet
oranges. When your rice is very tender, but still a little
firm, add six ounces of chopped marrow, or four ounces of
lukewarm butter, four ounces of currants or muscadine
raisins, two ounces of bitter macaroons, two of preserved
orange-peel (cut in dice), three whole eggs and the yolks
of six others, half a glass of brandy, and a pinch of salt, to
which you may add some nutmeg if you think proper.
Mix the whole well together, and put it in a buttered nap-
kin. Finish as before, but let it boil only two hours ; when
done, cover it with two ounces of bruised macaroons, and
serve it up without sauce.

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Ditto, à la Français.

Peel two pounds of middle-sized but very round truffles ;
cut them (without washing them) in slices of one-sixth of
an inch in thickness, and sauter them in a stewpan, in which
you have put four ounces of lukewarm butter, a large spoon-
ful of dissolved poultry glazing, and half a glass of madeira.
Add the necessary quantity of salt, with a pinch of pounded
white pepper, and a little grated nutmeg ; then cover the
inside of a semi-globular mould with fine paste, the same as
for the apple-pudding described in page 311 ; put in the
truffles with their seasoning in a regular manner ; and then
cover the pudding with two pieces of paste. Tie it in a
napkin, put it in a pan with boiling water, and let it boil for
an hour and a half. Serve it up the moment it is done.

Ditto, with Citron en Timbale.

Pour on a French loaf two glasses of boiling milk; and
then put it with the milk on a moderate fire, stirring it
with a spatula, till it is reduced to a softish paste, like that
for Mecca choux ; then pound it in a mortar, with two
whole eggs and the yolks of six others ; after which put
the whole in a stewpan, with four ounces of pounded
sugar, on which you have grated the peel of a citron, two of
bitter macaroons, three of currants, three of muscadine
raisins (stoned, and each rasin separated in two), six ounces
of marrow (chopped very fine), half a glass of madeira, a
pinch of very fine salt, and one-fourth of a nutmeg (grated).
Mix the whole well together ; pour it in a buttered mould,
and then put it in a moderate oven. Let it bake an hour
and a half, and serve it up masked with pounded sugar.

N. B. This pudding may be boiled in a cloth instead of
being, baked, and the six just preceding may be baked in
the oven instead of being boiled.

Sect. XVI. — Fruit Tarts a l’Anglaise.

Apple-Tart, with Muscadine Raisins.

Cut twenty pippins in quarters, and each quarter in six
pieces; mix them in a large tureen with four ounces of
pounded sugar (on which you have grated the peel of a fine
lemon), four ounces of lukewarm butter, and four ounces of
muscadine raisins, stoned. Then take a deep earthenware
dish, and after lightly wetting the inside, place on the edo-e

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a strip of puff paste full three inches wide, and one-sixth of
an inch thick j pressing it down, and placing it in such a
manner that it falls partly in the dish. Put your fruit in it,
giving it a convex form, but taking care that the edge of the
chsh remains uncovered. Then wet the strip of paste which
goes round the fruit, and cover the whole with a round of
puff paste of one-sixth of an inch in thickness. Put a little
white of an egg over the surface of the paste, and then
cover it with bruised sugar. Place it in a moderate oven,
and let it bake full an hour and a quarter. Let it have a
light colour, and serve it up hot. If you serve it up cold,
leave out the butter.

Instead of raisins, you may use currants, preserved cher-
ries, verjus grapes, or two spoonsful of apricots.

Ditto, with Apricots.

Having placed a strip of puff paste round the edge of the
dish, put in it, regularly, eighteen fine apricots, each sepa-
rated in two, and rolled in four ounces of pounded sugar,
and four of lukewarm butter. Raise the top and finish as-
before. With peaches, nectarines, &c., proceed in the same
manner.

Ditto , Anglo-Français.

Boil four ounces of Carolina rice, as directed in next section,
but let it be quite done and well sugared ; after which pick
a pound of ripe cherries, and roll them in four ounces of
pounded sugar. Then cover your dish with a strip of
puff paste as before, and put in it a fourth part of the fruit,
covering it with a fourth part of the rice, then again a fourth
part of the fruit, and so on alternately, till the dish is filled,
raising it in the centre like the former. The remainder of
the process is the same ; and when you are ready to serve
it up, mask the crust with apricot-marmalade, and strew
over it some macaroons lightly bruised. You may also cover
the crust with a handsome half round of spun sugar.

You may also fill these kinds of pies with the ingredients
described under the head Pithivier Cakes, Anglo-Français and
with pistachios and avelines. (See Part III")

Sect. XVII. — Ornamented Groups of Apples and

Rice.

Manner of preparing the Rice.

After washing six ounces of Carolina rice in lukewarm
water, put it on the fire in cold water. As soon as it begins

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to boil, drain it in a sieve, and afterwards put it in a stewpan
with four ounces of fine sugar, two of bitter macaroons, a
grain of salt, and three glasses of milk ; place the whole on
a moderate fire, and the moment it boils, put the stewpan on
hot ashes, where you let it simmer for full an hour, stirring
it from time to time; after which add the yolks of six eggs,
and then use it as required.

If you wish to flavour the rice with orange, lemon, or
citron, grate half of the peel of either of these fruits on the
four ounces of sugar.

Apples with Rice in the Shape of a Dome, and ornamented
with a Cup, Sj'c.

While boiling twelve pippins (peeled round) in four ounces
of clarified sugar, cut a large apple in two crosswise, one
half form into a cup, and the other half into a foot for it, by
means of a root-cutter of one inch and a half in diameter ;
then cut two apples in small columns with a root-cutter of
two-thirds of an inch in diameter, and boil them together
with the cup and its foot in the sirup, which you afterwards
reduce like apple jelly. When your apples, as well as the
rice, which you have prepared as before directed, are quite
cold, butter lightly a fluted semi-circular mould, and cover
the inside of it nearly an inch thick with rice ; on this coat
of rice place the twelve apples, in the insides of which you
have put some apricot-marmalade ; then, having filled your
mould, warm it a little, and turn it on the proper dish :
with the remainder of the rice form on the top of the half-
round a small pedestal of one inch and a half in height by
three inches in diameter, round which place upright the
small columns of apple, and upon them the cup with its foot
as described above, the rim of which, however, as well as
the small columns, you ornament with currants ; afterwards

Explanation of Plate VII.

No. 1 represents Apples with rice in the shape of a dome, and orna-
mented with a cup, &c.

No. 2, a Basket of rice filled with small fruit made of apples.

No. 3, a Turban of apples with rice.

No. 4, Apples with rice en gradin.

No. 5, Three pyramids of apples with rice.

No. 6, Apples with rice ornamented with biscuit flavoured with
pistachios.

No. 7, a Stewpan of rice garnished with a pine-apple made of
apples.

No. 8, Apples with rice ornamented with a comb of rice.

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colour the remainder of the rice with a little spinage juice
strained through a silk sieve, and then spread it thinly on
the lid of a stewpan a little buttered ; loosen it with the
blade of your knife; and then cut it in small lozenges,
which you place on the rice in the manner represented in
Plate VIL, fig. 1. Between each fluted part put a small
fillet of rice rolled out as thin as possible, and as soon as
you are ready, cover the whole carefully with the reduced
sirup. You may serve it up either hot or cold.

A Basket of Rice, with small Fruit made of Apples.

Make six ounces of rice, prepared as before directed,
into a basket like the one represented in Plate VII. fig. 2;
ornament it with a mosaic of small fillets of angelica, and
place your columns of apples round the foot ; then fill it
with small fruit made of twelve sound pippins, and so as
to resemble pears, apricots, figs, and small apples d’api;
colouring the apples after they are boiled, for figs with
spinage juice, for apricots with the infusion of saffron, and
for the apples d’api with a little carmine. To imitate
grapes put a little rice here and there in the basket, sticking
in it a few currants or middle-sized muscadine raisins in re-
gular order. Between the fruit place leaves made of pista-
chio-biscuit, lozenges made of angelica, or rice-coloured light
green. You may also add a few fine strawberries, or a few
bunches of fine red currants.

A Turban of Apples and Rice.

Fill a plain mould lightly buttered, which is five inches
in diameter and the same in height, with eight ounces of rice
(dressed as before), and put in it six apples cut in quarters
and boiled in sirup ; then turn the mould on the proper
dish, and, after taking it away, place some apples (cut in
quarters and dressed very white) a little sloping round the
rice ; after which ornament them with a few currants.
Round the top of the turban place some fillets of angelica
or small round strips of rice either rose-coloured or of a
light pistachio-green ; after which pour the sirup round the
rice, and then serve it up. (See Plate VII. fig. 3.)

Apples and Rice en Gradins.

Put six ounces of rice (dressed as usual) in a mould à
gradins, and place in it six apples boiled in sugar and well
filled with apricots; when the mould is full, turn it on a
second-course dish, and after covering the rice with the

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sirup in which you have boiled your apples, ornament it
with currants and fillets of angelica ; place upon it a large
fluted apple peeled round, and on the top of that some
leaves made of angelica in the same manner as for suédoises.
(See Plate VII. fig. 4.)

Three Pyramids of Apples and Rice.

After peeling nine apples quite round, boil them in sirup ;
when cold fill and cover them with six ounces of rice
(dressed as before, but rather stiff), and then place them
three and three, as represented in Plate VII. fig. 5, the
smallest on the top ; cover the whole with the sirup (which
should be thick), and then place on the three last apples a
half-moon made of apples or angelica ; after which orna-
ment the whole with pistachios and currants.

Apples and Rice, ornamented with Pistachio Biscuit.

Peel nineteen apples d! api quite round, and boil them in
four ounces of clarified sugar : when cold fill them with
apricot or quince-marmalade : then place six ounces of rice
(prepared as before) on a dish, and in the form of a pyra-
mid, and round it place your apples in the manner represent-
ed in Plate VII. fig. 6, intermixing them with leaves made of
pistachio biscuit. The moment you are going to serve it
up, mask them with sirup, and then ornament the apples
with small fillets of red currant jelly to imitate the blossom
of the fruit.

A Stervpan of Rice, garnished with a Pine- Apple made of

Apples.

After boiling twelve ounces of Carolina rice with water,
butter, and salt, as for casseroles of rice (see page 50), di-
vide it into two parts, one of which form into a half-round
with a flat top and fluted sides, and the other also into a half-
round, but widened at the top like a cup ; bake both half-
rounds in a hot oven. Let them be lightly coloured, and
Avhen done, scoop them out ; after which ‘fill the fluted'half-
round with six ounces of rice, prepared as before directed,
putting in the middle some apples cut in quarters ; then
turn it upside down on the proper second-course dish and
place the cup upon it as represented in Plate VII fio- 7 .
after which cut out the bottom of both half-rounds as they
stand on each other; put the remainder of the rice in the
vase in the form of rather a long pine-apple, and put round

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it some half-quarters of apples boiled in caramel sugar, and
cut so as to imitate the outside of a pine-apple ; put a tuft
of angelica on the top, and some leaves made of pistachio
biscuit round it. The moment you are going to serve it up
mask the -whole with apricot-marmalade, and then serve it
either hot or cold.

Apples and Rice , ornamented with a Comb of Rice.

After preparing six ounces of rice as before, boil twelve
pippins, cut in quarters, in four ounces of sugar, reducing
the sirup afterwards to a jelly. When the whole is cold,
fill a plain semicircular mould, lightly buttered, with three-
fourths of the rice and twenty-four quarters of apples ; then
turn the mould on the proper dish, and place on the top of
the half-round a large comb of rice (see Plate VII. fig. 8),
ornamented with fillets of angelica, cherries, and verjus
grapes. Put the remainder of the quarters of apples,
which should be as much as possible of the same size,
upright round the rice, and the moment you are going to
serve it up, mask the whole with the sirup.

Sect. XVIII. — Apples with Rice, in a Crust and

Meringues.

After making a crust of fine paste of seven inches in
diameter by four in height, prepare six ounces of rice and
eight pippins in the usual manner, and when your crust is
baked, put in it half the rice, and on that the apples, the
inside of which you have filled with apricots. Cover the
whole with the remainder of the rice, and then put your
dish in a gentle oven. Afterwards beat up the whites of
two eggs, with two spoonsful of pounded sugar, into a
meringue of six inches in diameter, which, after covering
with fine sugar, put in the oven. When it has acquired a
fine colour, put it over the rice, glaze the crust with the
sirup, and serve it up immediately.

You may also serve your rice in a silver stewpan, and
either hot or cold.

Ditto, Glazed en Timbale.

Cover the inside of a mould, for the second course, with
very thin fine paste. Put in afterwards three-fourths of the
usual quantity of rice (six ounces), putting in the centre
eight pippins cut in quarters, and boiled with two ounces of
sugar, two of butter, and two spoonsful of apricot-marmalade.

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Cover the whole with the remainder of the rice and a piece
of paste, and then put it in a moderate oven. When lightly
coloured, take it out, and glaze it with transparent apricot-
marmalade, or cover it with the whites of two eggs, beaten
up with two spoonsful of sugar, over which you strew some
fine sugar.

Ditto, with Vanilla and Macaroons.

After preparing six ounces of rice as before, and adding
to it a clove of vanilla, put three-fourths of it, leaving out the
vanilla, in a semi-globular mould, lightly buttered, in the
middle of which place seven apples, boiled in two ounces of
sugar and filled with apricots ; then put in the remainder of
the rice, and after placing it in the proper dish, mask it with
the reduced sirup, and strew some sweet macaroons bruised
over it. Serve it up quite hot.

Ditto, with Butter and Currants, or Muscadine Raisins.

After preparing six ounces of rice as before, with the
addition of three ounces of currants or muscadine raisins,
boil twelve apples d’api cut in quarters, with two ounces of
butter, two of pounded sugar, and two spoonsful of apricot-
marmalade ; then put the rice in a large cylindrical mould,
lightly buttered ; after which turn it on a second-course
dish, glaze it with apricot-marmalade, and then pour the
apples, quite boiling, into the cylinder. Serve it up imme-
diately. (See Plate VII., fig. 8).

A Rice Cake, glazed and ornamented.

Put eight ounces of rice, boiled as usual, with the addition
of a clove of vanilla, in a semi-globular mould, buttered ;
then turn it on a dish, and when cold, mask it all over with
transparent apricot-marmalade. Decorate the top and the
sides, according to your fancy, with pistachios, angelica,
currants, verjus grapes, and preserved cherries. Serve it
up, either hot or cold.

Ditto, with Caramel Sugar.

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Prepare eight ounces of rice as usual, except that you
boil the sugar to a caramel, and add a spoonful of dried
orange-flowers. When cold, dissolve it with half a glass of
boiling water, and pour it over the rice, which you mould
like the preceding. Glaze it with pounded sugar, and serve
it up directly.

Instead of glazing it; you may cover it with apricot-
marmalade, and then strew some pulverised bitter maca
roons over it.

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Rice dressed à la Turque.

Boil eight. ounces of Carolina rice, rather firm, with four
glasses of milk, four ounces of sugar (on which you have
grated the peel of a Seville orange or a -bergamot lemon)
four ounces of butter, six of currants, and a grain of salt.
When the rice is nearly done, .take it off the fire, and add
the yolks of eight eggs ; after which put it in a crust or
silver stewpan, and place it for twenty minutes in a gentle
oven ; then glaze it with pounded sugar, and serve it up
immediately. 1

Ditto à l’Indienne.

Piepare your rice (as directed in the preceding article),
with the addition ot one-third of a glass of rum and a small
infusion of saffron.

Ditto à la Française.

Boil eight ounces of rice with four ounces of butter, four
of sugar, and four glasses of milk. Add afterwards three
ounces of bitter macaroons, a spoonful of dried orange
flowers, two ounces of preserved orange-peel, cut in dice,
twenty-four preserved cherries, split in two, as many large
muscadine raisins, stoned and also split in two, and the
yolks of eight eggs. Pour the whole in a silver stewpan,
and mask it with caramel or pounded sugar, over which
strew some chopped pistachios.

Ditto à V Anglaise.

Dress your rice the same as à la Turque ; but instead of
butter, take four ounces of beef suet chopped fine, four of
sugar, three of muscadine raisins, the same quantity of cur-
rants, the fourth part of a nutmeg (grated), a pinch of salt,
half a glass of madeira, and the yolks of eight eggs. Place
the whole on a silver stewpan in the form of a pyramid,
and cover it with whole macaroons.

Sect. XIX. — Op fried Second-course Dishes.

Method of preparing the Bailer.

Dissolve two ounces of butter in some water, and when
hardly lukewarm, pour it on twelve ounces of sifted flour,
holding the pan on one side and blowing on the water, so as
to put in the butter first. Add some water to dilute your
batter, and make it rather thin and sleek, but still thick
enough to cover the articles you wish to fry in it. Add a
pinch of salt with the white of two eggs beaten up very stiff',
and then use it directly.

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Batter à la Provençale.

Mix twelve ounces of flour with the yolks of two egg s,
four spoonsful of sweet oil, and sufficient cold water to dilute
it properly. The remainder of the process is the same as
the former.

Sect. XX. — Croquettes.

Croquette of Chesnuts.

After roasting and peeling fifty chesnuts, put forty halves,
which have remained entire, aside ; pound the remainder
with two ounces of butter, rub them through a horsehair
sieve, and then dilute them, in a stewpan, with a glass of
cream, two ounces of butter, two of pounded sugar, and a
grain of salt ; stir the whole, without ceasing, on a moderate
fire, for two minutes, then add the yolks of six eggs, and put
it back for a minute on the fire. Your cream being now a
little firm but not stiff, spread it on a baking-plate (lightly
buttered), cover it with a piece of buttered paper, and, when
cold, roll each half-chesnut first in a little of the cream, and
then in some fine crumbs of bread, so as to form it into
a very round croquette. When all your half-chesnuts have
been well covered in this manner, beat up five eggs Avith a
grain of salt, in Avhich you dip your croquettes , and then
drain them a little. Roll them again, first in some crumbs
of bread, and then in the hollow of your hand, to make them
round and sleek ; after which put them in a very hot fri-
ture, stirring them gently, in order that they may remain
quite round. When lightly coloured, drain them on a double
napkin, strew some fine sugar over them, and then place
them on a dish in the shape of a pyramid. Serve it up quite
hot. 1

With this cream of chesnuts you may also make croquettes
in the form of olives or pears, or cut out in squares, rounds
ovals, or lozenges. The four last you dip in the batter (de-
scribed page 224) the moment you are going to serve, and
then fry them so as to give them a fine colour. Glaze them
afterwards with fine sugar.

Ditto of Potatoes, favoured with Vanilla.

After roasting, peeling, and trimming twenty fine potatoes
take twenty-four ounces of them and pound them with four
ounces of butter and four of pounded sugar; add two glasses

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ofmiHt in which you have steeped a clove of vanilla, a grain

° 8alt> thf y.(>U\s ot ,six eggs, and four ounces of bitter ma-
caioons; boil the whole a few minutes on a moderate fire
starr mg it continually, till it is rather firm, but not stiff: if
i should be too thick, add a little more milk. Pour it after-
wards on a baking-plate, cover it with a piece of paper, and,
when cold, fry it like the preceding croquettes.

Y ou may flavour them with orange, lemon, or citron peel,
by grating it on the four ounces of sugar mentioned above.

Ditto of Rice, flavoured with Pistachios.

Boil eight ounces of rice, as directed in page 310, with
nve glasses of milk, four ounces of butter, four of pounded
sugar, and a grain of salt. When your rice is done, mix it
with the yolks of six eggs and four ounces of bitter maca-
loons ; let it cool, and then add four ounces of pistachios
(blanched), eight ounces of bitter almonds, and one ounce of
pieserved citron (the whole pounded together), with a suf-
ficient quantity of spinage juice to colour the rice green,
finish as before.

Ditto, flavoured with Coffee.

After roasting three ounces of mocha coffee, put it in five
glasses of boiling milk : cover the infusion, and when cold
stiain it through a napkin. Add afterwards eight ounces of
rice, four of butter, four of fine sugar, and a grain of salt;
boil the whole as usual, and, when done, mix with it three
ounces of sweet macaroons and the yolks of six eggs; after
which pour the whole immediately on a baking-plate, and
finish your croquettes as before, but give them the shape of
pears. You may flavour them with orange or lemon peel,
marasquin, &c.

The sugar may be omitted, and substitute four ounces of
currants or muscadine raisins.

Croquettes of Nouilles, flavoured with Citron.

After making the yolks of six eggs into a paste for nouilles
(see page 14), pour it gradually into four glasses of boiling
milk; let it boil up, and then add four ounces of butter and
four of fine sugar, on which you have grated half the peel of
a citron ; then let it simmer for twenty-five minutes, in order
to cause the nouilles to swell and make them mellow. Add
three ounces of bitter macaroons, the yolks of six eggs, and
a grain of salt, and when cold finish your croquettes as before.

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To make croquettes with vermicelli, use six ounces of it,
putting it in the boiling milk, and proceeding as before.

Lemon Mince Pies.

Squeeze out the juice of a large lemon, boil the outside
till tender enough to beat to a mass, add to it three large
apples chopped, four ounces ot suet, half a pound of cur-
rants, and four ounces of sugar ; put to this the juice of the
lemon and candied fruits ; make short crust, and fill the pans.

Sect. XXI. — Creams fried a la Parisienne au Bain

Marie.

Prepare any of the creams au bain Marie, described
page 293, with the addition of six whole eggs. When cold,
cuit your cream carefully into small squares, lozenges, &c., of
two inches in length by one and a half in width, and half an
inch in depth. The moment you are ready to serve, dip your
pieces of cream either in the batter (see page 224) or in six
eggs beaten up, rolling them afterwards in crumbs of bread,
as directed page 225 ; fry, drain, and glaze them, as before
directed ; after which place them on a dish.

Instead of glazing, you may simply strew some pounded
sugar over them.

Creams à la Pâtissière.

Prepare any of the creams à la pâtissière (described page
301), with the addition of four ounces of butter, four of sugar,
four of sweet and bitter almonds, and a good spoonful of
dried orange-flowers ; pour your cream on a buttered baking-
plate, and when cold make your croquettes as described in
the preceding article.

Other croquettes may be prepared in the same manner.

Sect. XXII. — Of fried Cannerons in general.

Fried Cannelon, with Apricot Marmalade.

After rolling out six ounces of flour (to which you have
given twelve turns) in a long square, as thin as possible, wet
the surface lightly, and place along the edge, at equal dis-
u h part of a spoonful of apricots, which you
extend to two inches and a half in length. Turn the edge

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of the paste twice over the marmalade; after which cut out
youi cannelons, nearly three inches in length, by two-thirds
of an inch in width closing the ends with the back of your
knife Having m this manner made thirty-six, put them in
hot futures, and as soon as they have nearly acquired their
proper colour, take the pan off the fire, in order that your
cannelons may be well done; after which drain them on a
napkin. Strew some fine sugar over them, and then arrange
them on your dish. b

With other marmalades, verjus grapes, and cherries, pro-
ceed in the same manner, but with the latter drain off their

sirup.

Ditto, with Strawberries.

After rolling two hundred fine ripe picked strawberries in
two spoonsful of pounded sugar, place them, five in a row
on a piece of paste prepared like the last; roll them in the
paste, and then cut off your cannelons, four inches in length.
-C 1 }rj glaze, and arrange them as before.

With laspberries and currants proceed in the same manner.

Ditto, with Crème de Pithiviers.

Pound four ounces of sweet with eight ounces of bitter
almonds, add four ounces of fine sugar (on which you have
giated the peel of a lemon), two ounces of butter, the yolks
of two eggs, two spoonsful of good double cream, a pinch of
dried orange-flowers, and a grain of fine salt. After mixing
the whole well together, prepare your puff paste, and finish
your cannelons as before.

You may also fill them with any of the crèmes pâtissières
described page 301.

Ditto, with Almond Paste.

After lightly colouring six ounces of almonds d’avelines,
pound them with a little white of egg ; then add to them
four ounces of fine sugar, and half the white of an egg.
Reduce your almond paste as directed for croquettes of
almonds, and then push it through a syringe of massepins ;
aftei which divide it into small pieces of four inches in
length. I he moment you are going to serve, prepare your
batter (as directed in page 224), and after dipping your
small pieces of almond paste into it (taking care that they
i emain quite straight), put them in a friture, rather hot. Let
them be lightly coloured, glaze them, and then put them on
a dish.

You may also make your paste of green nuts.

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Ditto , with Pistachio Paste.

After blanching six ounces of pistachios, pound them
with six ounces of bitter almonds and an ounce of preserved
citron, moistening them with a little white of egg ; add four
ounces of pounded sugar; then roll out your paste, as for the
last cannelons, dip them in the batter, and proceed as before.

Ditto à la Parisienne.

After preparing twenty pannequets (see that article, page
334), put some marmalade of apricots or quinces on them,
and then roll them up as directed. Cut them in the middle,
and trim each end ; after which roll them in crumbs of
bread, &c. (like the croquettes of rice), and finish them as
usual.

Ditto, with Chocolate.

After preparing twenty pannequets, mask them with crème
pâtissière, flavoured with chocolate, and strew some bruised
macaroons over them; then roll them up, and, after cutting
them in the middle, dip them in the batter, and fry them
like the last.

These kinds of cannelons may be filled with all kinds of
cream and preserves.

Sect. XXIII. — Fritters (Beignets) a la Dauphine.

Fritters, with Apricot Marmalade.

Take a pound of paste à brioche, and roll it out as thin as
possible in a long square. Put several spoonsful of apricots
(each divided in four) along the edge, two inches apart;
lightly wet the paste round the marmalade, and double it,
pressing the two sides together. Then cut out your fritters
into half-moons with a paste-cutter, of full two inches in
diameter, which you place on a stewpan-lid lightly covered
with flour. After completing twenty-four fritters in this
manner, put them into rather a hot jnture, and when they
aie lightly colouied drain them on a napkin. Strew some
fine sugar over them, and then arrange them on a dish.
Serve immediately.

You may likewise make your fritters round, and fill them
with any other preserves you may think proper.

Ditto, with Strawberries.

Proceed as directed in the last article, except that, instead
of api icot-mai malade, fill each fritter with three strawberries
or raspberries, rolled in powdered sugar.

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Ditto, with Apricots.

Take twelve small apricots, separate them in two, and
boil them up in sirup ; then drain them without peeling,
and, when cold, put half an apricot into each fritter, and
proceed as before.

With peaches and nectarines follow the same directions,
except that you cut them in four, and put a quarter into
each fritter.

Ditto, with Plums.

Take twenty-four plums, open their sides a little to take
out the stones, and fill the aperture with pounded sugar ;
close them and put them in a very thin piece of paste, «
brioche. Finish as before.

Ditto, with Cherries.

Take twelve ounces of picked cherries; boil them up in
four ounces of pounded sugar, and then drain them. Reduce
the sirup, and throw your cherries into it. Let it cool, and
then proceed as before, filling each fritter with five cherries.

You may also use preserved cherries.

Ditto, with Currants.

After washing and picking six ounces of fine currants, let
them simmer two minutes only in two ounces of clarified
sugar. When cold, divide them along the paste, one-quarter
of a spoonful for each fritter, and then finish as usual.

Ditto, with Apples.

Peel twelve small apples quite round, cut them in halves,
and then boil them in good sirup. When cold, put half an
apple into each fritter, and finish as before.

With pears proceed in the same manner.

Ditto, with Cream.

Prepare one-third of the ingredients for any of the cremes
pâtissières , or au bain Marie, described before, and, when
cold, divide it into small quantities along your paste. Cut
out your fritter as usual, and finish as before described.

Sect. XXIV. — Fritters (Beignets), with Fruit.
Fritters, with Apples en Gimblettes, glazed with Pistachios.

Take eight pippins, cut them lengthwise with a paste-
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again into four rounds of equal thickness. Cut out the
centre of each round with a paste-cutter of one inch and a
quarter in diameter, so as to form them into gimblettes;
after which put them into a tureen with half a glass of
good brandy, and two spoonsful of pounded sugar, on which
you have grated the peel of a small sweet orange. Let them
stand two or three hours, then drain them on a napkin ;
after which dip them in common batter (see page 224).
Fry them of a light colour, and, after draining them on a
napkin, glaze the handsomest side of each fritter with four
ounces of sugar boiled to a craclc, on which lightly strew
immediately after about two ounces of fine chopped pis-
tachios.

Ditto, with Peaches and Coarse Sugar.

Take twelve small ripe peaches, separate them in two,
and peel them ; then steep them like the apples mentioned
in the preceding article, and after standing two hours, dip
them in common batter (see page 224), and then glaze
them with four ounces of caramel sugar, strewing afterwards
a little coarse sugar over each fritter.

With apricots and nectarines proceed in the same
manner.

Ditto, with Malta Oranges.

After peeling six fine Malta oranges, divide each orange
in six; take out the seed, and then put them in four ounces
of clarified sugar ; after simmering some minutes, drain and
dip them in the batter, and then fry them. Let them have
a good colour ; strew some fine sugar over them (on which
you have grated the peel of a fine orange), or otherwise
glaze them Avith caramel or pounded sugar ; but the first
mode is preferable.

Fritters Anglo -Français.

These fritters are fried in batter made as follows : Put

one glass and a half of water, a grain of salt, and two ounces
of butter in a stewpan on the fire, and when it boils, add
gradually, with a spatula, as much sifted flour as will make
the whole into rather a stiff paste. Let it remain on the fire
about three minutes, stirring it continually, and then put it
in anothei steAvpan, adding an ounce of fine sugar and as
many Avhole eggs as will be necessary to dilute it to the
consistency of common batter, after Avliich it is fit for use.
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no more than lukewarm, into oblong pieces of two inches
by one and a half in thickness, or any other form you think
proper, which you dip in the above-mentioned batter, and
then fry them as usual. When your fritters are done,
cirain and glaze them, and serve quite hot.

You may also fry them in common batter.

French F ritters, with Brandy Fruit.

Take twelve apricots, or any other fruit preserved in
brandy, drain them and separate them in two ; then put
them in wafers, oi the same size as the fruit, which have
been lightly wetted ; dip them in the batter described
before, and when lightly coloured, strew some fine sugar
over them. Serve directly. If you prefer glazing them,
dip them in the common batter.

Sect. XXV. — Fritters Soufeles.

Fritters Soufflés, with Vanilla.

Put a clove of vanilla in three glasses of boiling milk,
reduce it to half; then take out the vanilla and add three
ounces of butter. Let it boil up, adding as much sifted flour
as will make the whole into rather a soft paste, which you
dry on the fire for some minutes ; then put it into another
stewpan, and add to it eight ounces of fine sugar, the yolks
of six eggs, and a grain of salt ; then the whites of three
eggs, beat up very stiff, with a spoonful of whipt cream,
which will give you rather a soft paste ; then form it into
little balls, half-moons, &c., which should be put into rather
a hot friture, in order that they may swell well. When they
are nearly done stir up your fire, and give your fritters a
fine colour. Drain them afterwards on a napkin, strewing
some fine sugar over them, and serve immediately.

A large Fritter Soufflé and Seringue.

Prepare the ingredients mentioned in the last article, and
put them in a syringe for jnassepins ; then push your paste
into the friture (which should be rather hot), placing it in a
zigzag manner, so that the whole may form one entire
fritter. When lightly coloured, drain it carefully on a nap-
kin, strew some fine sugar over it, and serve immediately.

You may also make your fritter with rice, chesnut, or
potatoe flour ; but to the latter you should add some wheat
flour. After syringing the paste, form it into gimbletlcs,

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half-moons, &c. You may add to the ingredients pulverized
macaroons, dried orange-flowers, or sugar, on which you
have grated the peel of a lemon or citron.

Lit lie Diablotins of Blanc Manger , with Avelines.

After pounding six ounces of almonds d’ avelines (blanched),
dilute them with three glasses of boiled cream ; squeeze the
whole through a napkin, and then mix the almond milk
gradually with two large spoonsful of rice flour, so as to
make the whole very sleek ; then add three ounces of fine
sugar and a grain of salt ; after which put it for full thirty
or forty minutes on a moderate fire, stirring it continually,
which will give you a stiff and very smooth paste. You
then put it on a buttered baking-plate to cool. When quite
cold, form it into small round balls, strewing lightly some
flour over them ; then put half of them in a small cullender,
which you place immediately in a friture, so hot that it may
burn, and that your diablotins may become high coloured in
a moment. Take up your cullender and turn it on a nap-
kin; roll your diablotins in pounded sugar, and serve them
immediately on hot silver plates. The remainder are after-
wards to be fried in the same manner. You may also serve
them without sugaring.

Your friture should have burnt for full two hours in the
corner of the stove.

Diablotms en Cannelons.

Prepare your ingredients as before, and then pour them
on a baking-plate, lightly buttered, extending the paste with
a knife so that it may be full half an inch thick. When
quite cold, divide it into strips of three inches in length,
which are to be rolled lightly on your board, over which
you have strewed some flour, and then place them on stew-
pan lids. The moment you are going to serve, dip your
cannelons in the batter mentioned before (see Fritters à la
Parisienne), and fry them in rather hot friture. When
they have acquired a fine colour, drain them on a double
napkin and then glaze them with fine sugar.

Blanc-Manger Fritters en Gimblettes.

Prepare your cream as stated in the preceding article, and
when quite cold cut it into rounds with a paste- cutter of two
inches and a half in diameter, which you afterwards form
into gimblettes, but taking out the centre with a paste-cutter
of one inch and a quarter in diameter. Cover your gimblettes

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afterwards with fine crumbs of bread (handling them care-
fully so as not to disfigure them), and then dip them in
lour eggs beat up. Drain and roll them again on crumbs
ot bread. Prepare the small round pieces which came out
of the centre of the gimblettes in the same manner • and the
moment you are ready to serve, fry the whole of a fine co-
lour. Strew some fine sugar over them, and then put the
small round pieces in the middle of your dish, with the
gimblettes over and round them. Serve immediately.

Ditto, with Caramel Sugar.

Having prepared your gimblettes, as stated in the last
article, dip them the moment you are going to serve in corn-
mon batter. When they have acquired a fine colour, drain
and afterwards glaze them with sugar boiled to a caramel.
As you take them out of the pan, strew some coarse sugar'
pistachios, or dried orange-flowers over them.

Sect. XXVI. — Pannequets Glacis.

Put two ounces of sifted flour, four ounces of fine sugar,
foui bittei macaroons, and a good pinch of dried orange-
flowers into a small stewpan. Pound these ingredients to-
gethei, and then add the yolks ot ten eggs, four good glasses
of double cream, and a grain of salt, which will give you a
clear thin batter. Then clarify two ounces of butter, dip a
small tuft of paper in it, and pass it lightly over the bottom
of your pan. Then pour a spoonful of your batter on it,
which you spread over the pan in order to make it very
thin, and place it on a very gentle stove. As soon as your
pannequet is lightly coloured, turn it, and put it on a large
baking-plate. Cover it with' apricot marmalade, strew some
bruised macaroons over it, and then roll it up an inch in
thickness. Fry and mask the rest in the same manner, and
when they are all done, cut them in pieces of three inches in
length, which you put on a dish in a circular form, and then
glaze them with fine sugar. Serve immediately.

Pannequets Méringues à la Royale

Prepare your pannequets like the preceding, but instead
of apricot-marmalade, mask them with any of the cremes
pâtissières described before, and then roll them up like the
former, except a large one, on which put no cream. Cut all
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in a circular form on a dish, or on a small piece of confec-
tioner’s paste, with the large pannequet cut in two, upon
them. Mask the ring with the white of an egg beat up very
stiff, mixed with two spoonsful of fine sugar, and strew some
fine sugar rather coarsely bruised over it. Then put your
dish in a gentle oven, and serve your pannequets as soon
as they are lightly coloured. You may also méringue
them separately, and serve them like common cannelons, or
like a gateau de mille feuilles, placing them flat on a piece of
confectioner’s paste of six inches in diameter, each piece co-
vered with apricot-marmalade, with some bruised macaroons
strewed over them, and then covering the gateau with eggs
and sugar as before. In order to make your gateau properly,
you should, in this case, fry your pannequets in a pan of no
more than six inches in diameter. You may also cover
them with a plain half-round of spun sugar of six inches in
diameter, or put six pannequets one on the other ; and then
cut them lengthwise with a round paste-cutter of an inch
and two-thirds in diameter (or of any other form you think
proper), dipping them afterwards in egg and crumbs of
bread, and then frying and glazing them in the usual
manner.

PART YIII.

SMALL PASTRY AND PRESERVES.

Sect. I. — Of Biscuits in General.

Biscuit à la Cuillière ( Spoon Biscuit).

Put the yolks of four eggs in a small basin, with four
ounces of pounded sugar, on which you have grated the peel
of a lemon. Work the whole with a spatula for ten mi-
nutes ; after which beat up the whites of the four eggs, and
when they are very stiff pour a fourth part of them on the
yolks, which you afterwards mix with the whites, with the
addition of two ounces of dried sifted flour, stirring it con-
tinually to make the whole very smooth. Then form your
biscuits on half-sheets of paper, folded in such a manner that
your biscuits are only three inches in length, and no larger
than your finger. As soon as one sheet is full, cover your
biscuits with fine sugar, and place your sheet on a baking-
plate, &c., which you put in the oven, as soon as the surface

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ol’ the biscuits becomes glossy by the melting of the sugar
Observe that you put them in a moderate oven, iS
the doors half-open. After baking seven or eight minutes
close your oven ; and when your biscuits have acqù red a

f re m h" n rt , m °l,t F°ld y°ul' sl’eets i” two’ taking

offtvkh the b’„ede'SCfU,tS ^ ,am' ',l,en cold t»k' them
° With the blade of a very thin knife. Place them after-

wards, two and two with their backs to each other, in order
not to injure their glossy side.

Ditto, with Potaloe Flour in Moulds.

Put the yolks of three eggs in a small basin ; add to them
four ounces of line sugar (on which you have grated the

nowd0J>'w “ lemon), and a small spoonful of iris
pow dei , work the whole with a spatula for ten minutes •
then beat up your whites as usual, and when they are ready
m1X these ingredients with thirteen drams of potatoe flour
dned m the oven and passed through a silk sieve; when
youi batter is quite thin and smooth, put it in small tin
moulds (either round or in the shape of hearts) which you
have buttered and twice covered with fine sugar. Havino-
masked the tops lightly, put them in a moderate oven, and
alter baking eighteen or twenty minutes take them out.

Ditto, with Vanilla.

Mix the yolks of three eggs with four ounces of fine
sugar and half a clove of vanilla pounded, and passed
through a silk sieve; after working these ingredients for
five minutes, add a whole egg ; then work them again for
five minutes ; after which add another whole egg, and con-
tinue to work them for five minutes longer ; then beat up
your whites very stiff, and mix them with the yolks together
with two ounces of dried and finely-sifted potatoe flour •
when your batter is quite sleek, put in the moulds and bate
them like the last.

Small Biscuits, with Almonds.

Piepare three yolks as usual; work them ten minutes
with four ounces of sugar and an ounce of pounded bitter

c *n°/: S ’ ac^ a Wb°^e eS"> and work all your ingredients
full five minutes longer ; then beat up the whites very stiff,
and mix them with the yolks, together with one ounce and
a half ol wheat flour dried in the oven and passed through
a horse-hair sieve; work this butter till it is quite sleek, and
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melons carefully buttered, and covered twice with sugar.
.Strew some fine sugar over your biscuits ; then put them in
a moderate oven, and bake them like the former.

Biscuits in Cases.

Prepare the same ingredients as for spoon biscuits (see
page 335), and put them in small round square cases; then
bruise four ounces of sugar royale with the rolling-pin,
taking care that it remains a little coarse, and strew it over
your biscuits. A minute after, you should turn them in
order to separate the superfluous sugar; after which place
them on a large copper-plate, which put in a cool place
in order to facilitate the melting of the sugar. As soon as
the sùrface becomes moist, put your biscuits in a gentle
oven, in the mouth of which put a shovel of burning coals
to grain the sugar ; as soon as a number of small pearls
appear on the biscuits, take away the coals and close the
oven. Your biscuits should be done in twenty or twenty-
five minutes.

Biscuits, with Cream.

After mixing the yolks of three eggs with four ounces of
fine sugar (on which you have grated half the peel of a
small citron), work the whole for ten minutes ; then beat
up three whites as usual, mix them gradually with the yolks,
together with one ounce and a half of dried sifted flour and
four spoonsful of wliipt cream well drained: the whole
being lightly mixed together and very sleek, put it in twelve
cases, covering the tops of the biscuit with fine sugar ;
when the sugar is melted put your biscuits in a gentle oven,
and let them bake twenty or twenty-five minutes. When
you take them out of the oven, put them on their sides to
prevent their sinking.

Biscuits glazed with Chocolate.

Prepare the same ingredients as the last, but flavour them
with halt a clove of vanilla pounded and passed throuo-h a
silk sieve ; then put them in a case seven inches in wîdth
by ten in length which you place in a gentle oven. In forty

%mmi?tes aft<rr’ ?ee wIletller your biscuit feels tolerably
firm ; if it does, take it out of the oven, and, as soon as it is
quite cold turn the case and take out the biscuit, which you
cut in small squares, lozenges, &c. ; then mix the white of
an egg wnth an ounce of fine sugar and three ounces of cho-
colate, which, after being grated fine, you have dissolved for
a few minutes in the mouth of the oven ; work the whole

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SllYfr .SP00,11 for five minutes, adding a little white of

!Jak®.lt rather thlck a»tl glossy, and then cover the
top of the biscuit rather thickly with it smoot im i

over „.,th the blade of a knife; ltt„r which put yXVscujJ
l five ot six minutes m the oven, and then let it cool.

Biscuits glazed with Orange-Peel.

scrane^ffVrt! °f Î fi"e i0”"®6 °" a Pie“ of ■»*>»> then

v. 1,1' poured parts, and, after bruising them

with the rolling-pin, mix them with three ounces of fine

ugar and the white of an egg; mix the whole for five or
x minutes, and then glaze your biscuits (prepared like the
last, except that you omit the vanilla; with it. Flavour

your biscuits either with half the peel of an orange lemon
or citron, or with coffee. oiange, lemon.

If you wish to glaze them à la rose, colour your glazing

w, th vegetable red or carmine, and add a few drops of

essence of roses to it. 1 1

Marbled Biscuit used in making Rocks, fyc. for Pièces

Montées.

Prepare twenty-four eggs, a pound of sugar, and three-
quai ters of apound of dried flour, agreeably to the directions
for making spoon biscuit (see page 335) ; then take one-
third of this mixture and add to it four ounces of dissolved
chocolate ; stir the whole well together, and divide it into two
parts, to one of which add the fourth part of the remainino-
biscuit-paste, which latter part will thereby be of a lio-hte?
chocolate colour than the former. Mix afterwards some
vegetable red with some infusion of saffron, and with it
colour half the remaining biscuit-paste, which will thereby
acquire a dark orange colour ; divide this orange-coloured
biscuit-paste in two parts, adding to one the remainder of
the uncoloured biscuit-paste, which will thereby be of a
lighter orange than the other. This process will give your
biscuit-paste four different colours — viz. a light and dark
chocolate, and a light and dark orange ; then take two
paper cases of eight inches square by three in height, in one
of which pour a large spoonful of the chocolate-coloured
paste which you spread over the bottom of the case, and
add a spoonful of the orange-coloured in the same manner
then a spoonful of the chocolate, and so on alternately till
the case is half full, when you strew some flour over the
paste, and put it on a baking-plate in a gentle oven. Then
Pour the remainder of your different preparations altogether

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into one tureen, stirring it four or five times with a spoon in
order to make it veiny by the different shades of the colours,
and then empty the whole in the other case ; after which
you strew some flour over it and put it in the oven. Let
both your cases bake three-quarters of an hour, by which
time tlie biscuit should be sufficiently firm to the touch; but
should it not prove so, let it remain a few minutes longer ;
when quite cold, cut it in slices of two inches in width,
which you afterwards break into irregular pieces of about
an inch square. Put the whole on a large plate in the oven
to dry, till it begins to be quite brittle. The colours may
of course be varied according to a person’s taste.

Croquettes à la Parisienne.

After pounding a stick of vanilla with two ounces of su-
gar, pass the whole through a silk sieve. Then add seven
ounces of pounded sugar well dried, and mixed with eight
ounces of sifted flour ; after which add the whole to the
whites of four eggs, beaten up very stiff in the usual manner,
and then work it for some minutes till it becomes sleek and
soft. Then heat two large copper-plates, over which some
virgin wax should be rubbed, wiping them afterwards
lightly, in order that no more wax may remain than is suffi-
cient to put slight glass on the plates. When the plates are
cold, mould a little of the biscuit-paste in a table-spoon,
and put it in one of the plates in the same manner as you
make biscuit à la cuillière. Repeat this (leaving a distance of
half an inch between each spoonful) till both plates are co-
vered ; after which place them on stands on the oven, in
order to prevent their receiving any heat from the bottom.
Then put a chafing-dish with burning coals (the top closely
covered) on the oven, at some distance from the croquettes,
so that they may receive no heat but from the top. If the
top of the oven is not adapted for this operation, put the
plates in the bottom of a stove, and the fire on the top.
After your croquettes have remained all night in the oven,
or on the stove, put them the next morning in a moderate
oven, and bake them fifteen or twenty minutes, so that they
are all over of a fine clear colour. The moment they come
out of the oven take them off the plates (which you should
be able to do with ease) ; for in case you let them get cold,
you will not be able to get them off without breaking.

You may flavour them with lemon-peel, essence of r oses, &c.

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Croquignoles à la Reine.

/WcL^CpTge c*“pte thatyo^ p^die pTte witl/"

lou may also make them smaller, and colour them red
green, or yellow. uiem red>

Croquignoles à la Chartres.

After washing and wiping five ounces of sweet, and three
1?’ a7Tds (blanched), pound them well, adding

o l dlTI P 3 f 6 Lhlte °f Cgg t0 Prevent their turning t?

, Th,en. e,?ht ounces of flour on the working-board •
make a hole in the centre, in which you put the pounded
almonds together with eight ounces of pounded sugar, the
kl t U\e,ffgS’ and a little salt; and then, after mixing

which roll "it 16 7Ua1manner>. Work four times ; after
Inch roll it out in long strips as big as your finger.

len put three or four of these strips together, and cut them
in square pieces of the size of an almond d’ aveline, which
after ru ling them in the hollow of your hand/ put on
two plates rubbed over witn Avax, as for croquettes à la
a? isienne. When you have disposed of them all in this
manner, egg them • then put them in a moderate oven to
gn'e them a fine colour, and take them off the plates as soon
as they come out, x

Croquignoles, with Pralinés ( Crisp Almonds).

After preparing the same paste as mentioned in the last ar,
ticie, roll it out to a little more than one-twelfth of an inch in
thickness, and cut it into two equal parts. Then lightly wet
the surface of one of them, and place your in regular

order upon it at half an inch distance from each other. Cover
them with the remaining piece of paste (also lightly ivetted)
and then cut out your croquignoles Avith an oval paste-cutter’
of two-thirds of an inch in width by full an inch in length
hasten the paste all round the pralinés, and finish as before'

Ditto, with Avelines.

Take eight ounces of almonds d'avelines, four of which
you put on a moderate fire, stirring them continually in
order to give them all a regular colour. When cold, pound
them Avith the other almonds, to which you add a little Avhite
of an egg to prevent their turning to oil. Mix this paste

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with eight ounces of flour, &c., and finish your croquignolet
in the same way as those à la Chartres. — (See page 340).

Ditto , à la Française.

Pound eight ounces of bitter macaroons, pass them through
a sieve, and add to them six ounces of fine sugar, the yolks
of three eggs, three ounces of butter, and a grain of salt.
Work the whole four times, give your croquignoles the form
of cloves, and finish them as those à la Chartres.

Instead of bitter you may use sweet macaroons, flavoured
with orange-peel, &c. You may also join them two and
two, and glaze them like bouchées de dames, &c. — (See
page 344).

Gimblettes, with Orange-Peel.

Put eight ounces of sifted flour on the board, make a hole
in the centre, and put in it four drams of yeast (diluted with
the fourth part of a glass of milk), two ounces of butter, the
yolks ol two eggs, a grain of salt, four ounces of sweet al-
monds (pounded), and six ounces of pounded sugar, on part
of which you have grated the peel of two oranges. Mix all
these ingredients in the usual manner, and then put them
for five or six hours in a warm place to rise. Then roll out
your paste in small strips of the size of your little finger,
which, after being cut in pieces of five inches in length, you
form into small rings, &c. When you have disposed of all
your paste in this manner, scald your gimblettes in boiling
water (half at a time), stirring them "lightly, and taking
them out as soon as they come to the top. Then drain and
put them in cold water. When cold, place them in a large
cullender, and then sauter them, adding gradually two eggs
prepared as usual for egging. Then after draining them a
few minutes longer, place them regularly on three plates,
lightly rubbed over with wax, the same as croquettes à la
Parisienne. Put them in a gentle oven, and take them out
when they have acquired a fine colour.

You may flavour them with orange-peel, vanilla, &c.

Small Biscottes, with Aniseed.

Mix the yolks of five eggs with four ounces of pounded
sugar, and continue working them for ten minutes; then
add the five whites beaten up very stiff, four ounces of dried
sifted flour, and four drams of starred aniseed washed and
dried in the mouth of the oven ; stir the whole lightly, and
then pour it in a paper case ol seven inches in width by

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even in length; put it in a gentle oven, and, forty or fifty
minutes after, if the biscuit is firm to the touch, take it out
and cut it in pieces of three inches in length by half an inch

m width, which you again put in the oven to dry and be-
come crisp. J

Biscottes, with Pistachios.

Moc four ounces of fine sugar, with four ounces of dried
sifted flour ana the yolks of five eggs, well together for ten
minutes, and then add two ounces of whole pistachios •
after which put it on a tin plate (lightly buttered) of ten
inches in length by five in width. Spread it so that it may
everjrwhere be of the same thickness, and cover the surface
with two ounces of pistachios cut across; then put it in a
gentle oven for forty or fifty minutes, when you must take it
off the plates, and cut out your biscottes about the same size
as the last; lay them flat on plates, and then put them in the
oven to dry.

The biscottes may also be made with almonds.

Small Wolves’ Teeth, with Aniseed.

Mix four ounces of sifted flour with four ounces of
pounded sugar and the yolks of five eggs ; work the whole
well for nearly a quarter of an hour, and then add four
drams of starred aniseed, picked, washed, and dried in the
oven. After this put it in tin moulds (lightly buttered)
formed like wolves’ teeth, and of the size of your little finger;
covei the tops with an ounce of white aniseed and put them
in a model ate oven. As soon as they are lightly coloured
take them out of the moulds, put them on a plate, and re-
place them in the oven to get dry and crisp.

Croquettes, with Aniseed.

Prepare the same ingredients as mentioned in the last re-
ceipt, and form your croquettes on plates lightly rubbed over
with wax, just as you would croquettes à la Parisienne; cover
them afterwards with white aniseed and put them in a gentle
oven. Take them out as soon as they are coloured, and
loosen them immediately from the plates.

Small Meringues, with Cream, ornamented with Pistachios.

After beating up the whites of three eggs very stiff, and
adding four ounces of pounded sugar to them, form of the
mixture your meringues, making them of the size of small
pigeons’ eggs, placing them on strips of paper of an incli
and a half wide; mask them afterwards with fine sugar, and

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then taking up the paper by both ends, give it a gentle
shake and blow off the superfluous sugar ; after which place
them on boards of four or five feet long. On each meringue
form a rose or double ring of fillets of pistachios, and then
put them in a gentle oven. When they have acquired a light
colour, draw them towards the mouth of the oven, and take
them carefully up, pressing the inside a little down with a
small coffee-spoon. Place them on their coloured sides, on a
large baking-plate, and then put them back in the oven to
colour the inside. When th e meringues are cold fill them, the
moment you are going to serve, with preserves, or with a small
crème plombière flavoured with pistachios or with any one of
the crèmes à la Chantilly or pâtissières described before

Before you put your meringues in the oven, you may strew
some coarse sugar over them, and chop your pistachios in-
stead of cutting them in fillets.

Ditto, flavoured with Citron, and ornamented with Coarse

Sugar.

Prepare your meringues the same as the last, with the ad-
dition of some sugar, on which you have grated the peel of a
citron. Having formed them like the preceding, cover them
with fine sugar, and when that is melted strew some coarser
sugar over them, and then put them immediately on boards,
in a gentle oven, that the coarser sugar may not have time
to melt. When lightly coloured, draw them towards the
mouth of the oven, and join them one to another, to imitate
eggs. The moment you are going to serve, place them on a
dish, and in the shape of a pyramid.

You may flavour meringues with lemon, vanilla, &c., in
the same way ; and you may mix with the sugar pistachios
cut in small dice, or small currants of equal size, picked,
washed, and dried in the oven.

Should you prefer covering the meringues with rose-
coloured coarse sugar, you must put them in a very gentle
oven, in order to prevent the sugar from losing its colour.

Meringues à l’Italienne.

Put eight ounces of royal sugar in a pan with a glass of
water, on a sharp fire, and boil it till it will stick to your
finger ; after which let it cool a little, and then rub it, with a
silver spoon, against the sides of the pan, to blanch it. In
the meantime let the whites of three eggs be beaten up very
stiff, and then mix them, by means of the whisk, with the
sugar, taking care to loosen all the sugar well that sticks to

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them onMie dish^Tll S® ke6p them dry> and not to place
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\ ou may colour your meringues by adding a little essence

I ®' vegetable red, diluted carmine, a/infusion of s”?

bon or spinage juice, to the other ingredients - and So

on'tfie" sugar! 7 ^ ped °f an oranSe’ <*roib &c..

Small Bouchées de Dames.

oifj.r preparing two ounces of biscuit à cuillière (see pa^e
335) form it on strips of paper into small rounds like small
round ménngues. Strew some fine sugar over them ™n
^ soon as that .s melted place them ?„ a moderate
When they are lightly coloured take them out, and loosen
them from the paper; after which let them cool, and then

makde 6 As" W“ T*' t0 ^ paper with aP'-icot-mar-

he on tlf T ac rU haVe ma8ked two’ Join them toge-
thei on the side of the preserves, proceeding with the re-
mainder m the same manner. When they are all ready mix
our ounces of fine sugar à la royale with the white of an
egg, which you work with a silver spoon for ten minutes
adding gradually a little lemon juice to whiten the icing -
with it cover your bouchées nearly all over, holding them the
while on the tops of your fingers, to do it with- greater faci-
ity I ace them afterwards on a large baking-plate, covered
with a large piece of paper, and then put them for a few

minutes in the mouth of the oven, in order to prevent their
losing colour.

Ditto, glazed with Chocolate.

Make your bouchées the same as the preceding, except
that you give these a little more of an oval form. When
baked take them off the paper; then mix two ounces of fine
sugar a la royale, with three ounces of grated chocolate,
which latter you have previously dissolved "by putting it for
a few minutes, on a paper, in the mouth of the oven ; dilute
this mixture with the white of an egg and a half, and stir it
with a silver spoon for eight or ten minutes. Then, after

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filling your méringues with marmalade of quinces, pine-
apples, or apricots, mask them with the glazing you have
just made, covering the tops and sides lightly as you pro-
ceed with coarse sugar ; after which place them on a baking-
plate covered with paper. When all your bouchées are thus
glazed, put them for five or six minutes on the oven, and
when cold put them on the dish.

You may colour your glazing with essence of roses,
orange or lemon-peel, &c. ; but always mask them after-
wards with coarse sugar. When you glaze them white,
strew some chopped pistachios or small currants (washed
and dried) over them, or else mix some pistachios or raisins
with the coarse sugar.

Bouchées de Monsieur.

Prepare half the ingredients for making croquettes à la
Parisienne (see page 339), then form your bouchées the same
as croquignoles à la reine (see page 340) ; and finish and
bake them in the same manner. When cold, mask them
with apricot-marmalade, and, after joining one with another,
ice them as the bouchées de daines.

Sect. II. — Massepins.*

Pound eight ounces of sweet almonds (blanched), moist-
ening them gradually with a few drops of orange-flower, or
rose-water, or lemon-juice. Then add eight ounces of fine
sugar, and alter mixing the whole well together with a spat-
ula, place it on a moderate fire, stirring it continually till
the almond paste is quite dry, and will not stick to your
finger ; then take it off the fire, continuing to stir it and
loosen it from the bottom and sides of the pan ; after which
put it on a sheet of paper, covered with fine sugar, and then
add some more sugar to it, flavoured with vanilla, citron, &c.
Afterwards roll out your paste into long strips of one-third
of an inch in diameter. Put several of these strips together,
and after cutting them a little aslant, in pieces of four inches
ong, form them into small rings, joining the ends neatly
together. When the whole of your paste has been disposed
of in this manner, put the little rings on a brass grating,
which you have placed on a large round dish. Then mux

* MassePin or massepain is a kind of pastry made of pounded almonds
and sugar, and is sometimes called in English marchpane.

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four ounces of sugar à la royale with the white of an eez
ami work it for ten minutes with a silver spoon, adding a
few drops of lemon-juice to it. Then take a spoon and glaze
the tops of your rings with this mixture, let them remain a
litt e while on the grating to drain, and then put them on a
dish ; after which cover them with the remainder of the
glazing Next take them up with a fork, place them on
sheets of white paper upon copper-plates, and put them in a
moderate oven for fifteen or twenty minutes. When taken
out, and the massepins have become cold, carefully remove
them off the paper with the blade of a thin knife.

Ditto , glazed à la Rose, with Coarse Sugar.

Pi epai e these massepins like the former j but put some
vegetable red in the glazing, and let them be a little stiffer
than the other, as you have to spread this with the blade of
a knife. . After glazing your massepins, place them with the
glazed side on coarse sugar, and then put them for fifteen or
twenty minutes in the oven on copper-plates, taking care
that they do not change colour.

\ ou may also form them like half-moons, or small columns,
of two inches in length, and glaze them like the bouchées de
dames (page 344).

Ditto Panachés.

After preparing and masking your massepins like the last,
put into the centre of the ring a small round piece of cho-
colate, wetting the surface lightly, and then bake them in
the usual manner. When you glaze them white, strew
some chopped pistachios, or small currants, over them, and
place a yellow, chocolate, or rose-coloured^/fwr in the centre,
the tops of which you cover with coarse sugar.

Ditto à V Italienne.

After preparing your paste the same as before, roll it out
to full one-twelfth of an inch in thickness ; then divide it
into two equal parts ; on one put a little apricot or pine-
apple marmalade, in pieces as big as avelines, and an inch
apart ; and then, after wetting the uncovered surface of the
paste, lightly cover it with the other piece, pressing them
both together, in order to secure the preserves between
them. Afterwards cut out your massepins with a round or
oval paste-cutter, of an inch or an inch and a half in dia-
meter, taking care that the preserves be exactly in the
middle. After disposing of the remainder of your paste in

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the same manner, mask the surface and edges of your mas-
sepins with the white of an egg, beaten up very stiff, and
mixed with two ounces of fine sugar. Put a fine pistachio
upright in the centre, and then roll them in coarse sugar;
after which place them on plates, covered with paper. When
they are very lightly coloured, take them off the paper.

You may mask your massepins with royal rose-coloured
glazing and coarse sugar, or you may mask them white with
chopped pistachios or with chocolate and coarse sugar, but
then they must be put in a gentle oven, that the glazing
may merely dry without taking colour.

Ditto, Seringués and Soufflés.

After blanching eight ounces of sweet almonds, pound
them well, adding gradually a little white of egg to prevent
their turning to oil ; then add ten ounces of pounded sugar,
which you have worked for nearly a quarter of an hour,
with the fourth part of the white of an egg. All this being
well mixed together in the mortar, put it in a syringe for
massepins, the aperture of which should be only half an inch
in diameter, and fluted in such a manner that the surface of
the paste in coming out of the syringe may be covered with
small stripes. After syringing your paste in this manner,
form it into half-moons, volutes, knots, or rings of an inch
and a quarter in diameter, taking care not to obliterate the
stripes left by the syringe ; then put your massepins
on plates covered with paper, which you place upon the
oven on boards, and raised in such a manner that your mas-
sepins can receive heat on the surfaces only. The next
morning put them in a gentle oven, which will cause them
to rise higher than the croquignoles à la reine. As soon as
they have acquired a fine colour, take them out of the oven,
and when cold, loosen them from the paper.

You may colour and flavour these massepins in various
ways, as you will find placed in some of these receipts for
massepins. Bear in mind that these massepins require a
very gentle oven, in order to preserve their colour.

Common Massepins Seringués,

After pounding eight ounces of sweet almonds, as usual,
add to them eight ounces of fine sugar and the white of an
egg ; after which form your massepins with a syringe, in the
same manner as the last, and bake them in a moderate oven.

You may flavour them with pounded vanilla, lemon-neel
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Sect. III. — Small Souffles.

Small Soufflés à la Rose.

After diluting- eight ounces of fine sugar, with the white
of an egg, mask it for ten minutes, adding to it a few drops
of the essence of roses and vegetable red, sufficient to give
it a bright rose colour ; then put this paste on the board,
lightly covered with flour, and roll it out in strips of the
thickness of your finger. Cut these strips in small dice,
and roll them in the hollow of your hand into small soufflés,
then wetting them and placing them immediately in cases of
three-quarters of an inch in diameter and one-third in height.
When all your paste is disposed of in this manner, press the
surface of each soufflé lightly with the end of your fore-
finger, dipping it each time in a glass of water, in order to
give }Tour soufflés a brilliant gloss in baking. Put them for
full fifteen minutes in a gentle oven, which will cause them
to rise more than half an inch above the cases ; taking care
at the same time that the surface is well dried, and that they
change their colour as little as possible.

Ditto, with Chocolate.

After grating foijr ounces of chocolate, put it for five
minutes on a piece of paper, in the mouth of the oven.
In the mean time dilute six ounces of fine sugar, with the
white of an egg, and then add to it your chocolate, which
will be melted, "but still only lukewarm. This mixture you
will find very stiff, but add a little white of egg, and then
you can finish your soufflés as usual.

Ditto, with Saffron.

Put a pinch of saffron into a small mould for da Holes, and
let it simmer till it is reduced to a good spoonful. While it
is getting cold, work eight ounces of fine sugar with the
white of an egg, and ten minutes after add as much of the
infusion as will give your paste a light lemon colour ; then
put a little more fine sugar to it, and finish your soufflés as
before stated.

Small Spring Soufflés.

Dilute eight ounces of sugar with three-quarters of the
■white of an egg, and a small spoonful of spinage-juice ;
then add half the peel of a citron, and finish as usual.

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Ditto, with Almonds d’ Avelines.

After beating up eight ounces of fine sugar with the
white of an egg, grate three ounces of almonds d’ avelines,
torrefied as usual, and mix them with the paste ; after
which add some white of egg if necessary, and finish as
usual.

With bitter almonds, proceed in the same manner, using
four drams of them.

Ditto, with dried Orange-Flowers.

Mix, as usual, eight ounces of fine sugar with the white
of an egg ; work it for ten minutes, and then add two drams
of dried orange-flowers, and finish as before.

Ditto, with Vanilla.

After pounding eight ounces of sugar with a clove of
vanilla, pass it through a silk sieve, and then work the
whole with the white of an egg for ten minutes. Finish as
before.

Ditto, with Lemon-Peel.

After grating the peel of a lemon on a piece of sugar,
scrape off the coloured parts very fine, and then add it to
eight ounces of fine sugar, beaten up as usual with the
white of an egg The remainder of the process is the
same as before.

With oranges, & c. proceed in the same manner.

Ditto, with Coarse Sugar, Pistachios, or Currants.

After preparing your soufflés à la rose, turn their surface
lightly on coarse sugar, and then put them in the oven.
To ornament your soufflés with pistachios, flavour them
only with essence of rose, without the addition of any red.
Press them afterwards lightly on pistachios chopped fine,
and put them in the oven. In ornamenting them with cur-
rants, you mix the currants with coarse sugar.

N. B. Most of the preceding soufflés may also be orna-
mented with coarse sugar.

Small Fours, with Pistachios.

Prepare these/o«r.y in the same manner as the preceding
souffles, except that you add a little more sugar to them, on
account of their being baked without cases.

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Small Soufflés à la Française.

After working four ounces of fine sugar for ten minutes
with the white of two eggs, add four ounces of sifted flour.
Continue to work the whole for a few minutes, and then
add a little essence of roses and two ounces of sugar, still
continuing to work it a little longer. Form these soufflés
with a coffee-spoon like large olives, in a similar manner to
croquettes à la Parisienne. (See p. 339). Put them on
boards in the oven, or on a stove, so as to dry the surface
only, but take care that those places have but a gentle heat.
Five or six hours after, put them in a gentle oven, where
they will rise about half an inch, and- when they are lightly
coloured, take them out.

You may colour your ingredients green, yellow, or rose
colour.

Small Biscuits Soufflés, with Orange-jlowers.

Mix eight ounces of fine sugar, and an ounce of dried
orange-flowers, chopped a little, with the white of three eggs
beaten up very stiff. Put this mixture in email folded cases
of three-quarters of an inch square, but fill them only half
full ; after which cover them rather thickly with fine sugar,
and then put them in a damp place to facilitate the melting
of the sugar; finally, put them in a gentle oven, and take
them out when they have acquired a fine colour, and have
risen a little above the cases.

Ditto, with Almonds.

After cutting three ounces of almonds (blanched) in very
thin fillets, put them in a gentle oven to give them a light
colour. When cold mix them with the white of three eggs
(beaten up), and eight ounces of fine sugar. Finish as usual.

You may afterwards strew some almonds over them,
chopped very fine, and mixed with a little white of egg, and
two spoonsful of sugar.

Ditto, with Pistachios.

Take four ounces of pistachios (blanched), chop half of
them a little, and cut the other half into fillets. Mix the
fillets with the white of three eggs (beaten up very stiff),
and eight ounces of fine sugar. Put this mixture in cases;
cover the surface of the biscuits lightly with sugar, and as
soon as the sugar is melted strew some chopped pistachios

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over them, and put them in the oven. Take them out when
they have acquired a fine colour.

You may mix some coarse sugar with the chopped
pistachios.

Almonds d’ Avelines, iced à la Royale.

After lightly torrefying four ounces of avelines, roll them
half at a time in four ounces of fine sugar, which you have
previously worked with an egg for ten minutes. Then take
off as much of the icing as you can, so that they may be
merely masked with it, and place them, two and two, half an
inch apart on strong paper ; after which put the whole on a
gentle oven, and take them out when they are lightly co-
loured. Loosen them from the paper when cold.

You may also place them, three and three, like a clover-
leaf, with another on the top of them.

Almonds Soufflés à la Royale.

Put four ounces of small sweet almonds, full of oil, into a
gentle oven, and when lightly coloured roll them in the
same kind of icing as mentioned in the preceding receipt,
except that you give it a fine rose colour. Finish as before.

Green Nuts iced à la Royale.

After trimming thirty-six or forty half-nuts, put them to
dry a little in the mouth of the oven ; and when cold, ice
and finish them in the same manner as the almonds d’ avelines,
except that you ice each half-nut separately, in order to keep
them entire.

Pistachios iced à la Royale.

Dry three ounces of blanched pistachios in the mouth of
the oven a little while, and when cold ice them, & c., as you
did the almonds d’ avelines, except that you put them six and
six, or eight and eight, in the form of a rose.

You may flavour your icing with chocolate or lemon-peel,
and colour it with saffron, spinage-juice, &c.

Macarooon Soufflés, with Bitter Almonds.

Alter cutting into fillets twelve ounces of sweet and four
of bitter almonds (blanched), mix them with four ounces of
fine sugar and the fourth part of the white of an egg. Put
them on a large baking-plate in a gentle oven ; let them be
very lightly coloured, and when cold mix them with twenty

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ounces of fine sugar, and the white of two eggs, which you
have worked together for a quarter of an hour. Then form a
macaroon, and put it in the oven ; if it preserves its shape,
proceed with the rest : but if the icing should fall off, add
a little more sugar to it ; and if on the contrary the icing ap-
pears too stiff, add a little more white of egg. In making
your macaroons, wet the inside of your hands, and form them
into the shape of nutmegs ; after which wet the surface
lightly, and then put them on plates covered with paper in
a gentle oven, which you keep closed for twenty minutes.
If,, at the expiration of that time, your macaroons have ac-
quired a clear light colour, and are firm to the touch, take
them out; but if not, leave them in a little longer. As soon
as they are cold, take them off the paper.

Ditto, with Chocolate and Coarse Sugar.

Prepare a pound of sweet almonds, as stated in the pre-
ceding receipt, but use four ounces less of sugar ; and after
working the icing as before, add eight ounces of chocolate,
grated and melted as usual. Then having formed your ma-
caroons, cover their surfaces with coarse sugar, and bake
them on copper-plates as before.

Ditto, with Almonds d‘ Avelines and Coarse Sugar.

Prepare a pound of almonds d' avelines in the same man-
ner as the sweet and bitter almonds mentioned in page 351;
masking them afterwards with coarse sugar.

Ditto, with Green Nuts.

After picking a pound of green nuts, cut them into fillets;
after which mix them with four ounces of sugar, and the
fourth part of the white of an egg, and then dry them in the
oven. When cold, mix them with twenty ounces of sugar,
and the white of two eggs as before. Finish as usual.

This kind of macaroon soufflé is also made with a pound
of sugar to a pound of almonds

Macaroons, with Avelines.

Torrefy a pound of avelines on a moderate fire, four
ounces at a time, stirring them continually with a large
silver spoon. As soon as they are a little coloured, and the
skin begins to peel, take them off’, and blanch them. When
the almonds are cold, pound them at four separate times,
beginning with those torrefied first, adding a little white
of egg to prevent their turning to oil ; after which put

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them together in the mortar, and then pound them for ten
minutes with sixteen ounces of sugar, and the white of two
eggs. Next add two pounds of fine sugar, which you have
worked for ten minutes with the white of six eggs, and
stir the whole with a spatula for five or six minutes — this
paste being now rather soft, yet at the same time stiff' enough
to prevent your macaroons spreading when you form them.
Should it, however, be too stiff, add the necessary quantity
of white of egg, till they stick to your finger when you touch
them. Then, for the sake of trial, put six macaroons on pieces
of paper in different parts of a very cool oven, which you
keep close for forty or forty-five minutes. Then take them
out, and if they look well, and have a fine colour, proceed
similarly with the rest, which you make in the same manner
as directed in Macaroon Soufflés with Bitter Almonds, p. 352.
When they are all ready, bake them three-quarters of an
hour on copper-plates covered with paper, closing the oven
hermetically during that time, and taking care that it is at
the very lowest degree of heat.

It is highly advisable that the almonds after they are
blanched should be placed for about twelve hours on the
top of the oven, that they may be quite dry when you want
to use them. Great care should also be taken that on break-
ing the eggs, not the smallest particle of the yolks be
mixed with the whites, which should be quite pure.

Observe also that your macaroons should be placed an
inch apart, and be as round as possible : yet you may make
them like large olives, strewing some coarse sugar over
them, either plain or mixed with chopped pistachios. You
may also ornament them like a hedge-liog, sticking' the sur-
face full of fillets of pistachios.

Ditto, with Bitter Almonds.

After blanching and washing two pounds of bitter al-
monds, put them for twelve hours to dry in the oven, or on
a stove When cold, divide them in two, and pound each
half with the fourth part of the white of an egg, adding
gradually a little more, to prevent their turning to oil.

I ut the whole in a mortar, and pound it with sixteen ounces
of sugar, and the whites of two eggs ; add afterwards two
pounds of sugar, and the whites of six eggs (prepared as be-
fore), and then finish your macaroons like the last.

With sweet almonds proceed in the same manner.

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Orange-Flowers, dried à la Pâtissière.

After picking six pounds of fresh-gathered orange-flowers
(which will only give you three), rince and squeeze them
in a pail of pump water, and then put them in three pounds
of royal sugar boiled au souffle. Boil your sugar afterwards
to a grahde plume, taking care to press the flowers down,
and immediately after take it off the fire, stirring it with
the spatula in order to grain it. Then put your orange-
flowers to dry on the oven, or in a stove, rubbing them from
time to time between your hands, and adding to them a
pound of fine royal sugar. The next day pot them.

Another Method. — After taking the pan off the rire, drain
the flowers for a few moments in a sieve, and then mix them
on a large sheet of paper, with a pound and a half of fine
royal sugar. Place them afterwards in the oven, or on a
stove, stirring them from time to time, in order to increase
their size. When the flowers are dry and have become
large and white, put them in pots as before. After draining
your flowers work your sirup so as to grain it, and then use
it for flavouring your dishes.

The last method will make your flowers larger and
whiter ; but the former, though the flowers will not be so
white, will preserve their perfume better.

Sect. IV. — Of Preserves.

In order to make preserves in a satisfactory manner, it is
not only necessary to use fine fruit and good sugar, but
also to proceed on a small scale, and not boil thirty-six or
forty pounds of currant jelly at a time, as is the case some-
times in large establishments.

It is further necessary to observe that the pots should not
be covered until the day after they are filled, in order that
the preserves may be quite cold. The round piece of pa-
per which is put on them should be well soaked in brandy,
and be exactly of the same diameter as the surface of the
preserves. They must afterwards be well covered with
double paper, and be kept in a dry place.

Manner of clarifying the Sugar.

After beating up the white of two eggs with two glasses
of water till it is very frothy, add to it fifteen glasses of
water ; stir the whole well together, and then put aside two

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glasses of this mixture. Add afterwards eight or nine
pounds of fine loaf sugar, broken in small pieces, and then
put your pan on a moderate fire. As soon as the sirup boils,
put the pan on the corner of the stove, and pour a fourth
jiart of the water which you have preserved, in it. bkim
the sirup, and as the scum rises to the top, add a little
more of the water which you have put aside, until the sugar
ceases to throw up any more scum ; after which, pass your
sirup through a silk sieve, or a napkin lightly wetted.

Your sugar should .be very white, light, and sparkling,
and of a very close grain

Of boiling the Sugar.

There are six degrees of boiling the sugar after it is cla-
rified, viz. ; —

First Degree. — Au Lissé. — The sugar being clarified, put it
on the fire, and after boiling a few moments, take a little of it
on the top of your fore-finger, which you press against your
thumb ; when, on separating them immediately, the sugar
forms a fine thread hardly visible, but which you can draw
out a little, it is a sign that your sugar is boiled au grand
lisse ; but if on the contrary it breaks instantly, your sugar
is only au petit lissé.

Second Degree. — Au Perlé ( to a Pearl or Bead). — Having
boiled your sugar a little longer than stated in the pre-
ceding degree, again take some between your fingers,
which on separating them immediately will cause the sugar
to extend like a string. When this string breaks, your
sugar is called au petit perlé, but if it extends from one
finger to the other, without breaking, it is a proof that
your sugar is boiled au grand perlé.

The bubbles thrown up by the sugar in the latter case,
should, besides, appear on the surface like small close pearls.

Third Degree. — Au soufflé. — Continue boiling your sugar,
aud then dip a skimmer in it which you strike immediately
on the pan. Then blow through the skimmer, and if that
causes small bubbles to pass through it, it is a sign that
your sugar is boiled au soufflé.

Fourth Degree.— A la Plume [to a Feather ). — Let the sugar
boil up again ; then dip in the skimmer and shake it hard,
in order to get oil the sugar, which will immediately sepa-
rate itself from it, and form a kind of flying flax. This is
called à la grande Plume.

Fifth Degree. — Au Cassé (to a Crack). — After boiling the
sugar a little longer, dip the end of your finger first in cold

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water, and then in the sugar, and immediately after again in
cold water, which will cause the sugar to come off your
finger. It it then breaks short, it is boiled au cassé; but
it on putting between your teeth, it should stick to them,
u is only boiled au petit cassé.

Sixth Degree —An Caramel— When the sugar has been
boiled to the 5th degree, it passes rapidly to a caramel ;
that is, it soon loses its wdnteness, and begins to be very
hghtly coloured, which proves that your sugar is really
boiled to a caramel. 1

Apricot Marmalade.

Take some fine yellow apricots, not too ripe, peel and
stone them, and cut them in small pieces. Put twelve
pounds of them, together with nine pounds of fine pounded
sugar, in a middle-sized pan, on a sharp fire. Stir the
•whole well with a large wooden spatula, to prevent the
marmalade from sticking to the pan. To ascertain exactly
when your marmalade has boiled enough, drop a little of it
in a glass of cold water, and if it does not spread, it is a
proof that your marmalade is done : or you may rub a little
of your marm lade, between the ends of your thumb and
fore-finger; and if on separating them the marmalade
forms a thread, you may safely take it off the fire and put
it in pots.

Another Method.— After preparing your apricots the same
as before, put them in a pan with only half the quantity of
sugar (four pounds and a half), stirring them with a spatula
whilst on the fire. As soon as the fruit begins to acquire the
consistency of marmalade, add the remainder of the sugar
which you have clarified and boiled au grand lissé (see pa°-e
355). Finish as before. * 6

When the marmalade is prepared in a proper manner,
with good sugar, it is something clearer than the former.

With peaches and plums you proceed in the same manner.

To preserve Cherries.

After picking and stoning twelve pounds of clear, light
coloured ripe cherries, put them in a pan with ten pounds
of clarified sugar boiled au grand lissé (see page 355), then
cover them, and after boiling them up a moment skim them,
and then take them off the fire ; after which pour them in a
large earthenware tureen. The next morning drain them on
a large sieve, and then add the juice of a pound of white
currants to the sirup, which you skim and boil à la grand

THE IlOYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C. 35j

plume (see page 355); after which add the cherries toit, and
having covered the pan, boil up the whole about ten times ;
then take your cherries off the fire and put them in pots,
which you fill to within an inch from the edge. When cold,
cover them a finger-thick with currant jelly.

To preserve Verjus Grapes.

Stone six pounds of verjus grapes by splitting them a
little, and then taking out the seed with the knib of a pen,
a* tei which put them in a pan with a sufficient quantity of
boiling water to cover them. Put the lid on your pan, and
then boil them up a little; after which place the pan' on a
gentle fire and cover it very closely, in order that the grapes
may îecover their original colour. Leave them in that state
foi about five or six hours, after which drain them on a sieve
and then poui them into six pounds of clarified sugar boiled
à la petite plume (see page 355) ; cover them, and boil them
UP i after which take them off the fire, skim them, and put
tnem in pots. 1

Ditto transparent.

After stoning six pounds of fine green verms grapes of a
proper ripeness, put them in six pounds of sugar boiled à la
grande plume (see page 355) ; cover them and boil them up
a dozen or fifteen times; after which take them of the fire
skim them, and put them into pots.

Marmalade of I erjus Grapes,

After stoning six pounds of verjus grapes put them in a
pan with boiling water, and when they rise to the surface
cover them hermetically, and place the pan on a gentle fire
I wo hours after let the whole get cold, and after drain-
ing your fruit rub it through a sieve to extract all the mice
which you reduce on a sharp fire. As soon as it beo-ins to
quit the bottom of the pan, add to it six pounds of su^ar
boiled a la grande plume (see page 355), after which boil it
up, and then pour your marmalade directly into pots.

. 7o preserve Raspberries.

Pick six pounds of raspberries, of a clear red colour but
not too ripe, and as much as possible of the same size ■ put
hem in six pounds of clarified sugar boiled à la petite plume
(see page 35o), and then cover them. Let them boil up
about a dozen times ; skim them, and then pour them gently
in a large tureen, which you cover with a piece of' mm
having a few holes in it. The next morning drain your fruit

358 THE ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C.

carefully on a sieve, and then pour it gently into pots, fill-
ing them only half full. After this add to your sirup the
juice of two pounds of cherries (strained through a jelly-
bag), skim it, and after boiling it à la nappe, pour it over
the raspberries. As soon as they are cold mask, them with
a little currant jelly.

Raspberries may also be preserved by boiling them only
once ; but the above method is preferable.

Red Currant Jelly.

Take seven pounds of red currants, three of white cur-
rants, and two of white raspberries ; rub the whole through
a rather close horse-hair sieve, and then pour the juice on
nine pounds of royal sugar broken in small pieces ; place
the whole on a sharp fire, and take off the scum carefully
with a copper skimmer. When your jelly begins to thicken
take out the skimmer, and, after shaking it, hold it a little
on one side to let the jelly drop from it. If, on quitting the
skimmer, it appears set, it is a proof that your jelly is suf-
ficiently boiled.

You may substitute three pounds of red currants for the
whites ; but you must then use red raspberries instead of
white.

White Currant Jelly.

After stoning twelve pounds of fine transparent white cur-
rants quite ripe, throw them in ten pounds of clarified
sugar boiled au grand lissé (see page 355) ; then put your
pan on the fire, and after stirring the jelly lightly with the
skimmer, let it boil up twice, after which pass it through a
new tammy, yet washed before it is used. After straining
your jelly put it back on the fire, taking care to rub the sides
of the pan with a wet spunge, in order to prevent the ex-
treme heat of the fire from colouring the outside of the jelly ;
then skim it, and finish the jelly like the preceding.

You may also make this jelly by passing the juice of the
fruit through a jelly-bag, then weighing the juice and add-
ing to it the same quantity of royal sugar broken in very
small pieces. Boil it very hard, and finish as before directed.

Violet Currant Jelly.

Add two pounds of fine cassis to ten pounds of red cur-
rants, then rub the whole through a sieve, and pour the juice
on nine pounds of loaf sugar broken in pieces. Finish your
jelly like that of red currants.

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Gooseberry Jelly.

After stoning some fine clear gooseberries, as large as pos-
sible, with the nib of a pen, put them in twelve pounds of
royal sugar boiled à la grand, plume (see page 355); then
take the pan immediately off the fire, and stir the jelly
lightly with the skimmer; after which put it back on the
fire, cover it, and let it boil up ; then take it off, skim it,
and pour it in pots or small glasses.

Barberry Jelly.

After stoning some fine red barberries of a proper ripe-
ness, pour the juice on as much loaf sugar, boiled ci la
grande plume (see page 355), as equals the weight of the
fruit ; then take the pan off the fire and stir the jelly lightly
with the skimmer; after which put it back on the fire, cover
it and let it boil up ; then skim it, and pour it in small
glasses.

Quince Jelly.

Take fifty large quinces, and after wiping them with a
napkin, cut them in small pieces and boil them in a large
pan with a sufficient quantity of filtered water to cover
them. When they feel soft to the touch, strain them
through a sieve ; then pass the juice through a jelly-bag,
and pour on it the same weight of royal sugar, which you
have boiled to a craclc (see page 355) ; then add the fruit,
and boil your jelly à la nappe, like that of the currants.

Apple Jelly.

Take fifty pippins, core them, and after cutting them in
small pieces, proceed exactly as directed in the last article.

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PART IX.

PIECES MONTEES OF A PICTURESQUE KIND.

Sect. I. — Manner of preparing Coloured Confec-
tioner’s Paste.

Take three pounds of flour, two pounds of fine sugar
(passed through a silk sieve), the white of six or seven eggs,
and half an ounce of gum dragon, dissolved in the fourth
part of a glass of water ; mix all these ingredients in the
usual manner, and then work them well with your wrists,
so as to form the whole into a very white firm paste. Half
of the paste roll out into flat pieces, which you put to dry in a
gentle oven in order that they may be of a very light colour.
These pieces are to place your pieces montées upon, &c. The
remainder of your paste divide into three or more parts,
which you colour lilac, rose-colour, &c. (see page 361), and
use them for the formation of columns, pedestals, and other
parts of pieces montées. All these pieces should be dried in
the oven, or on a very gentle stove ; four or five days after-
wards put your pièce montée together, fastening the different
pieces (the ornaments excepted) with pastry glue, which
consists of the parings of lilac confectioner’s paste bruised
and mixed with some gum-arabic dissolved in water. The
ornaments fasten with dissolved gum only, which you lay
lightly on the part with the point of a small brush. In
fastening the different parts of a pièce montée, take great care
that the pastry glue is not exposed to view.

Ditto Almond Paste.

After blanching two pounds of sweet almonds, steep them
for twelve hours in cold water, and then drain them by
rolling them in a napkin ; afterwards divide them into four
equal parts, each of which pound separately, moistening
the almonds with a little water and the juice of two lemons
to prevent their turning to oil ; then rub them through a
rather close horse-hair sieve. When the whole of jthe
almonds have been disposed of in this manner, put them in
a large pan with a pound of fine sugar. Place the w'hole on
a very gentle fire, stirring it continually, in order that the
paste may not catch. As soon as the paste is so far done as

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not to stick to your fingers when you touch it, put it in a
mortar, and when it is no more than lukewarm, pound it
with an ounce of gum dragon, dissolved in a glass of water,
and strained through a napkin, the juice of two lemons, and
a pound of fine royal sugar. Put the paste afterwards on a
marble slab (which you have lightly covered with fine
sugar), and divide it into three or more parts (according to
the use you are going to make of it), each of which you
colour by mixing with it either of the following ingre-
dients : —

For Rose-colour — Take vegetable red, or the infusion of
cochineal, mixed with a little alum or cream of tartar.

For Yellow — Gamboge, or the infusion of saffron.

For Green — Sjiinage juice, or indigo mixed with saffron
or gamboge.

For Sky-blue — Indigo.

For Lilac — Indigo mixed with vegetable red; the blue,
however, should be the prevailing colour.

For* Violet— The same, except that in this case the red
should prevail.

For Orange — Saffron mixed with vegetable red.

Foi Gold -colour Fed and saffron ; the yellow prevail-
ing.

For Chocolate-colour— Dissolved chocolate.

Use these ingredients very sparingly, or else your paste
will be too much coloured.

Proceed in the same manner to colour confectioner’s and
pastil paste.

To make pièces montée s appear to the greatest advantage,
use but three or four, or at most five colours, in their com-
position.

Sect. II. The Pieces IUontees.

A Grand Chinese Summer-House.

This piece is of a square form. The columns or pilasters
are of dark red confectioner’s paste. The window-frames

are ™lkt°l nTh en‘ r ealiS'f aS *?" aS *he bal1 011 t,M toP.’
are yellow. I he roofs are of a pale green. The draperies

aie of a lighter red than the columns. The ornaments as

well as the arch of the bridge, are of the same colour as the

roofs; its sides are composed of small irregular pieces of

yellow colour, the same as the window-frame! The fringe

rooft /eKneS ^ be m“de a"d *■» of Z

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362 THE ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C.

A Hermitage on a Roclc.

The rock is composed of coloured biscuit (see page 335),
cut in rather large pieces, which, after being dried, are
glued together, and intermixed with moss and leaves, as
represented in Plate VIII. The small bridge, as well as
the small portico of the hermitage (which is in the shape of
a lozenge), are of the rustic kind. The former is composed
of grotto-work of the colour of milk-chocolate. The re-
mainder of the ornaments are rose-coloured. The lattice-
work of the windows is of light green. The roof is yellow
in imitation of thatch. The turret is rose-coloured ; the
bell yellow. The head of the palm-tree should be of a fine
pistachio green, the fruit of a clear red, and the trunk
shaded light and dark green.

A Turkish Pavilion.

This piece is of an octagon form, with sixteen columns,
which are of a lilac-colour, and the capitals of them rose-
colour; the remainder of the ornaments should be lilac, but
of a lighter hue than the columns ; the roofs are rose-co-
loured, the ornaments lilac, except the little eggs, which are
of the same colour as the roofs; the draperies are white,
with light rose-coloured stripes ; the two galleries are yellow,
as well as the frame of the bridge ; the sides of the latter are
striped white and rose-colour. You may also make the
stripes of the draperies, as well as the little eggs, of a yellow
colour.

A Parisian Arbour.

This piece is square : the roof is supported by twelve
palm-trees, the leaves of which are of a fine pistachio green,
the trunks are of the colour of milk-chocolate ; the entab-
lature is of a delicate green ; the ornaments are yellow ;
the cupolas are of pistachio green ; the eight columns and
the gallery of the small pavilion are of a lemon-colour ; the
little bridge is of the same colour as the trunks ot the trees ;
the rock is composed of rose-coloured biscuit, of three dif-
ferent shades, viz. bright, delicate, and very pale ; the moss
and the leaves, with which it is ornamented, are of a pista-
chio and yellowish green. (See Plate IX.)

A French Fountain.

The trophy on the top of the fountain, as well as the
twelve lions’ heads from which the water issues, are of
white or bronzed pastil paste ; the eight columns, as well as

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the cornice and pedestal of the trophy, are of a pale rose-
colour ; the remainder of the fountain — viz. the entablature,
the four arches, and the basin — are a shade or two darker ;
the steps and base are of the same colour as the trophy ;
however, if the trophy is white, you may make the steps of
a delicate yellow ; the cup in the centre of the fountain,
which forms a cascade, must be either yellow or of the same
colour as the trophy ; the water is imitated by small spiral
pieces of crystal, or very white spun sugar (see page 365) ;
the form of the fountain is square; the eight columns are
made to jut out in the form of a cross.

An Ancient Temple on a Rock.

The rock is composed of biscuit, part of which is coloured
orange, and the remainder like milk-chocolate ; the small
bridge is of the rustic kind ; the whole is ornamented with
moss and leaves, of a pistachio and yellowish green-colour ;
the trunk of the palm tree is coloured the same ; the branches
are of a fine green, and the fruit a rose-colour ; the eight
columns are of a delicate sky-blue ; the capitals and bases
rose-colour ; the architrave and the cornice are of the same
colour as the columns ; the remainder of the entablature, as
well as the cupola, are rose-colour ; the ornaments on the
top of the latter are of a lemon-colour. The form of this
temple is round.

An Egyptian Belviclere.

This piece is square. It consists of four pedestals, on
which are placed twelve lemon-coloured columns; the entab-
lature and the four pedestals are of a pale green ; all the
ornaments must be lilac; the twelve columns of the little
Belvidere are yellow ; the figure on the top pale green ; the
draperies are rose-coloured; the fringes lilac; the steps,
which form the bridge, are of a pale green ; the frame of
the arch is lilac.

A Rustic Pavilion.

This piece is round. The roof, which is yellow (to imi-
tate thatch), is supported by the trunks of eight trees, in
lieu of columns, of a light and dark chocolate-colour ; the
small pavilion is composed like the large one : the bridges
are pale green, the inside of the arch is of a brick-colour •
the grotto- work should be of a light yellow ; the small vane
on the top should be of a pistachio green.

364 THE ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C.

A Grand Rotunda.

This rotunda has sixteen white columns. The small
pedestals, plinths, the border round the arches, and the
cornice are lilac ; the remainder of the entablature is white ;
the small rotunda is coloured in the same manner ; both the
cupolas are of a bright rose-colour ; the ball on the top is
lilac ; the base of the small rotunda is white ; the mouldings
lilac ; the rock is composed of coloured biscuit, veined ; the
small bridges are of the colour of oak-bark ; the branches
on the palm-tree are of a fine green ; the trunk is rather
green, ornamented with small points of the same colour, as
the head of the tree.

A French Pavilion.

This piece is squai’e. Each side has a projecting pedi-
ment, supported by two columns of a clear red ; the four
arches, as well as their pilastres, are of a pale red ; the en-
tablature and the tympan of the pediment are of the same
colour the feet of the columns, the plinths, the cornice, and
the other ornamental parts are sky-blue ; the scales which
cover the pediments are of a pale green ; the twelve columns
of the small pavilion, as well as their entablatures, are co-
loured in tbe same manner as those of the large one ; the
cupola should be sky-blue ; the acorn on the top is yellow ;
the gallery is of the same colour ; the arch of the bridge
should be orange ; the veins of the marble blue.

A Chinese Cottage.

The form of this cottage is rather oblong. It is of a dark
orange-colour ; the roofs are of a pale yellow ; the draperies
rose-colour; the figures and stripes of a pale green; the
lattice- work is of the same colour; the two small columns
at the entrance of the cottage, as well as the ornaments on
the top of the roof, and the little bells suspended from it,
are of a fine pistachio green ; the tablet over the window is
green, with a yellow border ; the Chinese characters in the
centre are rose-colour ; the rock is composed of large pieces
of paste for choux, masked with almonds d’avelmes, and may
be ornamented with moss ; the whole is of a light colour.

A French Tent.

This tent is square. Four small pedestals support twelve
bundles of arms of a bronze-colour; the twelve helmets on
the top of them, as well as the grand trophy on the top of

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the roof, must be of gilt pastil paste ; the roof, as well as
the draperies, are striped white and bright rose-colour ; the
scales on the gallery, as well as the mouldings of the bridge,
must be of a lemon-colour ; the small dial and the two flags
are either bronze or gilt; the grotto-work must be rose-
colour, on a pale yellow ground.

A grand Egyptian Cascade.

This cascade has four sides, each of which is ornamented
with a projecting portico ; the eight columns are yellow or
gold colour; the base and entablature red ; the plinths of
the columns, as well as the mouldings and other ornaments
of the entablature, are lilac or violet ; the small vase which
forms the cascade is of the same colour, as well as the out-
side of the bason ; the Egyptian birds, which support the
cup, must be of gilt or bronze pastil paste. You may imi-
tate the water either by pieces of glass twisted in a spiral
form, or by very white spun sugar.

In using spun sugar you must take care to remove it im-
mediately after the piece comes off the table, that it may
have no time to melt, and thereby spoil the appearance of
the cascade.

A Venetian Pavilion.

This piece is square, the roof is supported by sixteen
columns placed in two rows. The small pavilion has twelve
columns, they are all either lilac or purple ; the entablature
as well as the feet of the columns are of a pale rose-colour ;
the capitals, the cornices, and the mouldings of the arches
are likewise rose-colour, but of a brighter hue than the last ;
the roofs are pistachio-green with pale green stripes, the
edges are of the same colour ; the gallery is bronze ; the
steps, which form the base, are of a pale rose-colour; the
moulding round the arch is of the same colour as the
columns.

An Indian Pavilion.

This piece is likewise square ; the four columns are of a
deep red ; the entablature should be a shade or two lighter ;
the capitals and cornice are of a deep, and the cupola of a
light yellow ; the stripes on the latter, as well as the eo-o-s
and the ball on the top of it, are lilac ; the draperies are
white with lilac stripes ; the large curtain, as well as all the
fringes, must be of a bright rose-colour with small yellow
half-moons, the curtains, inside the pavilion, are white; the
gallery is yellow with lilac stripes ; the rock is composed of

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pale green biscuit, on which you paint some large yellow
stripes. The whole is ornamented with moss and green
leaves ; the small bridge is of the rustic kind.

N. B. All the foregoing pieces may be executed just as
well in pastil paste, but in that case you use moulded orna-
ments.

Manner of preparing Pastil Paste ( Pastillage ).

To execute one of these large pieces, put three ounces of
picked gum-dragon in a large preserving pot, and pour on
it two glasses of warm water; cover it with a piece of paper,
and six hours after stir the gum with a large knife, that it
may dissolve regularly. The next morning squeeze it
through a coarse cloth, which should be strongly twisted by
two persons, in order to make the gum very white and pure ;
pound it afterwards in a very clean mortar, adding to it
gradually one pound and a half of royal sugar passed
through a silk sieve, which will make your gum particularly
firm and white ; then put it in an earthen vessel with a nar-
row opening, and place a white cloth, wetted and folded in
eight, in the gum.

You may likewise prepare the gum on a marble slab,
working it with your wrist, and adding to it the one pound
and a half of royal sugar as before.

When you want to use your gum, put a fourth part of it
on a marble slab, on which you have placed two pounds of
starch passed through a silk sieve ; then work the whole
well together with the ends of your fingers so as to form the
mass into a firm and sleek body. If the paste is too stiff di-
vide it in too, and add to each part two table-spoonsful of
powder mixed with two of water ; if it is still too stiff, add the
same quantity again ; proceed with two-thirds of the re-
mainder of the gum in the same manner, and then colour the
whole of your pastil paste according to the directions given
for coloured almond paste.

The colours of pastil paste are more brilliant than those
of almond and confectioner’s paste.

To facilitate the working of this paste, add but a small
quantity at a time, and in gathering up your parings add to
them a little more gum which you have preserved for that
purpose. In order to prevent the paste from sticking to
your fingers or the board, you should put two spoonsful of
starch in a small piece of fine linen, which you tie rather
loosely, and then tap it on the string you work at.

It is necessary to observe that, before you fasten your orna-

THE EOYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C. 367

merits, you should let them dry a few minutes in order to
prevent the paste from cracking : this will also happen
when there is too much gum in it.

To make your pastil paste fit to eat, mix your gum with
fine sugar instead of starch.

•

Ditto of gilding Past il Paste.

The parts which you intend to gild should be highly
finished and thoroughly dry; after having masked them with
oil and other ingredients (which you procure for that purpose
at a colourman’s) by means of a small brush, let them stand
ten or twelve hours ; then place the end of your finger upon
them, and if they do not stick to it, cover them with light-
coloured leaf-gold, which you press down with a short
dry brush. Breathe lightly on those places where the gold
has not taken, and then put on a little gold-leaf; after which
rub the whole gently over with your brush to make it ap-
pear glossy.

In silvering, proceed in the same manner.

Another Method. — Take four drams of bole-ammoniac and
as much sal-ammoniac ; bruise these ingredients on a marble
slab, adding to them a little soap-suds ta make them liquid,
then put them aside in a small vessel. Now beat up the
white of an egg with the same quantity of water, very stiff,
and after letting it stand twenty minutes, pass it lightly
through a piece of fine linen. Mask, with this liquid, the
parts which you intend gilding, and as soon as they are
thoroughly dry, cover them with some of the mixture which
you have put aside ; when that is dry wet them lightly with
the prepared white of egg, and then lay on your gold-leaf
by means of your brush.

With respect to silvering, follow the same directions.

Manner of bronzing Pastil Paste.

The parts you wish to bronze should be coloured vert an-
tique and quite dry. Cover them first lightly with the second
varnish, which you take care to spread very regularly. An
hour, or an hour and a half after, if the varnish does not stick,
dip your brush (which should be quite dry) on a little bronze"
taking care to rub it afterwards on a piece of coarse linen, or
on a small bit ot flannel, in order to separate the large par-
ticles of bronze from it; then pass your brush over the pro-
jecting parts of your pièce montée, which will immediately
assume the appearance of copper. If the bronze will not

368

THE KOYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C.

stick, in consequence of tlie varnish being too dry, breathe
on it, and then cover it immediately with bronze.

Manner of moulding and gilding Wax.

After melting some virgin wax au bain Marie (see page
293), in a.glazed earthen pipkin, pour it in a mould which
you have lightly oiled, and then take it out while it is yet
lukewarm. After finishing it off carefully, mask it lightly
with the yolk of an egg, in which you have put a small
spoonful of sugar passed through a silk sieve. When this
mixture is dry, the same as the former, gild your wax accord-
ing to the preceding directions.

Manner of casting Brimstone Plates.

After wetting the bottom of your models with dissolved
gum arabic, fasten them on a very smooth marble slab;
after which make a frame round them of strips of pasteboard,
which you fasten to the marble by means of a little pastil
paste. Put afterwards two pounds of brimstone in a new-
glazed earthen pan, on a moderate fire. When it is dis-
solved, mix with it three-quarters of a pound of pounded
slate passed through a silk sieve, or the same quantity of
marble dust also passed through a silk sieve; or twelve
ounces of iron filings passed through a horse-hair sieve.
Stir the whole with a small skewer; then take it off the fire,
and stir it a moment longer. As soon as the surface begins
to set, mask your models lightly with oil, and then pour the
brimstone over it. Let it set a little, in order that you may
stick some brass wire into it, which you have cut according
to the length of the plates, and then pour the sediment of
the brimstone over it. When your plates are nearly cold,
take away the models, which you separate from the brim-
stone by means of a penknife.

The models should leave a perfect impression on the plates,
without the surface being disfigured by air bladders, which
is sometimes occasioned by pouring on the ingredients too
hot, or at too great a distance from the models. When the
models will not easily separate from the plates, put them in
a pail of spring water, and, some hours after, rub them
lightly with a brush.

369

APPENDIX.

Manner of preserving Yeast.

After beating up a certain quantity of yeast till it is quite
clear, spread it thinly on a clean dry wooden dish, which
you turn upside down, in order to keep the dust from the
yeast without preventing the air from drying it. When the
first layer is dry put on another, and so on till the yeast is
three inches in thickness, after which put it in tin boxes.
By following these directions you may keep your yeast a
long while and in good preservation. When you want to
use some, cut off a piece and dissolve it in lukewarm water.

Should you have kept it some time, you must increase the
quantity you use.

To make Yeast from Potatoes.

After boiling some mealy potatoes till they are quite soft,
rub them fine, and then pour as much warm water on them
as will give them the consistency of common beer-yeast ;
then add to each pound of potatoes two ounces of molasses
and two large spoonsful of beer : keep the whole in a warm
place till it has left off fermenting, and in twenty-four hours
it will be fit for use.

N. B. A pound of potatoes produces a pound of yeast,
which may be kept three months.

To make common Bread.

Put six pounds of flour on your board, make a hole in the
middle, and put in it two ounces of yeast ; mix up your flour
with lukewarm water till it has the consistency of paste à
brioche, and work it well, adding to it two ounces of fine salt
diluted in a little lukewarm water ; then cover your douo-h,
and put it in a warm place to rise. The goodness of the
bread depends on this part of the operation. After leaving
your dough in this state for an hour or two, according to
the season, knead it over again; then cover it, and le't it
stand two hours longer. Divide it afterwards into eight
equal parts, which you make into loaves of any form you
think proper, and then put them in the oven as soon as pos-

370 THE ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C.

sible. When they are done rub the crust with a little butter,
to give it a fine colour.

To make French Bread.

Add to six pounds of flour two pints of milk, three-
quarters of a pound of lukewarm butter, half a pound of
yeast, and two ounces of salt ; mix the whole well together,
and then knead it with a sufficient quantity of warm water.
After this cover your dough and let it stand two hours, then
mould it into rolls, which you put in tinned plates to rise,
either in the oven or on a slack stove. An hour after put
them in a very hot oven, let them bake twenty minutes, and
then rasp them.

You may also bake them on strong buttered paper, which
will make them lighter.

Bread à la Tureen, or Grecian Bread.

Add to six pounds of fine flour three ounces of yeast, two
ouncas of salt, and a sufficient quantity of water or milk to
make your dough soft, like paste for a solilenme, butter cake.
Having worked it well, cover it, and then put it for three
hours in the oven or on a stove ; afterwards make it into
eight loaves, which you put in buttered tureens, and place
it immediately in a very hot oven. When your rolls are
nearly done, take them out of the tureens, and put them for
some minutes on baking-plates, in order to give the crust a
good colour. Wrap them afterwards in flannel, and when
cold, rasp them.

N. B. You should put your flour and the vessel you mix
it in for an hour in the oven or in the stove, in order to
warm them a little.

Directions for making Potatoe Flour.

After washing and crushing fifteen pounds of good pota-
toes, which will give you two pounds of flour, grate them
over a large deep vessel, full of water; then change the
water, and let your flour stand three hours, which will take
away its earthy taste. Wash it afterwards in two different
waters, then drain it through a silk sieve, and put it to dry
in an oven or in a stove. If you want to use it directly you
may put it to dry on a baking-plate, which you place for
some minutes either in the oven or in a stewpan on hot
ashes.

N. B. Before you use your flour, you should pass it
through a silk sieve.

THE ROYAL PARISIAN PASTRYCOOK, &C. 371

Directions for clarifying Honey.

Take six pounds of honey, one pound twelve ounces of
water, two ounces and four drams of pulverized chalk, five
ounces of pulverized charcoal, washed and dried, and the
whites of three eggs, beaten up in three ounces of water to
each pound of honey. Put the honey, the water, and the
chalk in a large copper pan, which should be only two-
thirds full. Let these ingredients boil two minutes ; then
throw the charcoal in the liquid, and after stirring it well,
let the whole boil two minutes longer; then take the pan
off the fire, and let the liquid cool for nearly a quarter of
an hour; after which pass it through a tammy, taking care
to put that which first comes through in the tammy again,
as it is always mixed with a little charcoal. Pour after-
wards some boiling water on the sediments, till they retain
no longer any sweetness; then reduce this liquid on a
strong fire to a sirup, which will have the taste of barley-

sugai , but which therefore should not be mixed with the
other.

The different Degrees of heating the Oven.

The first, or highest degree, is called a hot oven.

The second, or one hour after, a clear oven.

The third, or two hours after, a moderate oven.

I he fourth, or three hours after, a gentle oven.

The fifth, or four hours after, a slack oven.

The sixth, or lowest degree, being five hours after,
a cool oven.

'

INDEX.

Almond cakes.

-, bitter

-, small 90,

-, bitter

with citron

paste, coloured, to prepare

Almonds d’avelines iced à la royale

souffles à la royale

to colour

Aniseed cakes, small

Apple cakes, small

jelly

• meringues à la Parisienne

• formed like a hedge-hog

glazed .

pudding .

— with coarse sugar and pistachios
with currants

Apples à la minute

and rice en gradins

• , ornamented groups of

ornamented with pistachio biscuit.

a comb of rice ...,

glazed with caramel sugar.

in a crust

en Suédoise

glazed with caramel sugar

• with apple jelly

butter

cream

rîce In a crust, and me'ringues .”

‘ ; glazed en timbale

butter and currants, or
muscadine raisins

~ ~ with vanilla and macaroons ....

Page

74

82

137

90

83

360

351

ib.

196

90

123

359

306
305

308

307
ib.

312

310

320
318

321

322

309

311

312
311

310
309

311

322
ib.

323
■ib.

INDEX.

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74

Page

Apples with rice in the shape of a dome, and ornamented

with a cup, &c 319

Apple tart glazed m

with raisins, currants, or a preserve 317

tartlets 98

Apricot jelly J 270

■ marmalade 336

tart 318

tartlets 96

Arbour of lattice-work covered with vines 203

Parisian 362

Artichoke bottoms, ornamented with red tongue 237

with jelly ib.

■ magnonnaise sauce 235

Asparagus, pyramid of, in a crust ib.

Aspicjelly 226

— of pieces off the breasts of poultry, or game, or

with fish, filled with a macedoine 231

of cocks’ combs and stones, filled with a blan-
quette of poultry or a sweetbread 232

small, à la moderne ib.

to ornament 251

Baba Polonais (Polish Baba) 17

Balatines (Balls) of lamb en galantine with jelly 246

Balloon of spun sugar 221

Barberry jelly 270, 359

Basket, French 215

• à l’Anglaise ib.

■ with apples d’api of almond paste 220

with génoises . 215

, large, with fruit 202

of spun sugar filled with meringues 221

Baskets, small, with almonds.... 133

• coarse sugar 132

Batter, à la Provençale 325

method of preparing 324

Bavarian cheese au parfait amour 283

• with almonds d’ avelines 282

aniseed 283

apricots or peaches 287

bitter almonds 282

bitter macaroons 285

caramel sugar 284

cherries 287

chocolate 284

citron, or other peel 285

: cocoa 284

currants, red 286

essence of mint 283

INDEX.

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Page

Bavarian cheese, with four kinds of fruit 286

green nuts 281

marasquin or other liqueur 287

melons ib.

— — — 7— mirabelle or green-gage plums ib.

mocha coffee * 283

, made of water ib.

orange flowers 284

— another method 285

pine-apple 287

pistachios 282

punch 288

■ — raspberries 286

strawberries ib.

tea 284

vanilla 285

, spring, with orange-flowers 286

pinks or other flowers ib.

~ — roses ib.

r~ violets 285

.Bechamel 6^

— maigre if)%

Beef, fillets of, with jelly 248

or other meat pie, cold, with madeira 150

■; truffles 151

palate pie, hot, with truffles 29

, ribs of, with jelly 248

Beignets (fritters) 329

Belvidere Egyptian 208, 363

Bigarade (Seville orange) jelly 272

Biscottes de Bruxelles (Brussels biscuits) 23

small, with aniseed 341

) ~ ~ — pistachios, or almonds 342

Biscuits a la cuillière (spoon biscuit) 335

— glazed with chocolate 337

T orange-peel .'.338

in cases 337

- marbled, used in making rocks, &c. for pièces

montées. . ’ ‘ 338

with cream [ 337

" potatoe flour in moulds 33g

vanilla ib.

> small, with almonds ^

- souffles, small, with almonds 350

orange-flowers ib.

T}, ' pistachios ih

Blanc-manger ! 278

common ib

flavoured with almonds d’ avelines 280

chocolate ib.

376

INDEX.

Page

Blanc-manger, flavoured with citron, lemon, & c 279

— cream 281

mocha colfee 279

pistachios 280

vanilla 279

fritters en gimblettes 333

with caramel sugar 334-

, little diablotins of, with avelines 333

made without isinglass, and without being put

on ice 281

Borders for cold entrées 263

Bouchées de monsieur 345

, small, à la reine 62

de dames... 344

glazed . 124

with chocolate 344

pistachios 125

pearled ib.

with aniseed (white) 127

(rose-coloured) ib.

chocolate iced à la royale ib.

— coarse sugar 126

currants 126, 127

pistachios ib. ib.

with apple or other jelly 137

coloured sugar 138

Bread, common, to make 369

, French 370

, Grecian, or à la tureen ib.

, liver, poultry, and game 250

Brimstone plates, manner of casting 368

Brioches, large, in cases, with cheese 165

currants or raisins 166

vanilla ib.

, paste for 14

Cake à la d’Artois 105

de mille feuille à l'ancienne 162

à la moderne 163

, large, à la Française 165

. à la Parisienne 164

à la royale 165

Parisian fashion with apples 105

apples and currants, or raisins ... 106

■ apples and pistachios ib.

apricots ib.

cherries 107

• currants ib.

gooseberries 108

green-gage plums 107

INDEX.

377

Page

Cake, Parisian fashion, with mirabelle plums 107

nectarines ib.

peaches ib.

— — — raspberries ... ib.

St. Catherine plums ib.

strawberries.. ib.

with marmalade of peaches 105

Cakes, small, à la duchesse 74*

à la paysanne 75

— glazed with currants 76

burnt sugar ib.

pistachios ib.

rose-coloured aniseed ib.

of various colours ib.

with currants 75

— marmalade of mirabelle plums 137

, second course, small, à l’Anglaise 115

en mosaïque 119

■ with apple marmalade 115

apples and pistachios .... ib.

apricot marmalade ib.

currants ib.

pistachios 1 11

rice and currants ib.

spinage cream 115

strawberries and rasp-
berries g)%

~ glazed with almonds d’ave-

lines and coarse sugar 120

— pistachios ib.

rose-coloured

sugar.......... ib'

Calves’ brains à la niagnonnaise 245

with jelly..... 246

— ; ; Montpellier butter 245

Canapes with apricots -^22

~ ‘ ~ pistachios, and apple or other jelly 123

Cannelons, fried à la Parisienne 329

~ with almond paste 328

apricot or other marmalade 327

chocolate 329

' cfeam de pithivier, or other cream 328

pistachio paste 329

Tl strawberries, raspberries, or currants 328
meringues 124i

-, small, glazed with almonds d’avelines *" ib,

apple or other jelly 123

‘ coarse sugar 124

currants n,,

— — pistachios ib.

378 INDEX.

Page

Cascade, grand Egyptian 365

of sixteen columns 205

— semicircular 204

with palm-trees ib.

Casseroles of rice ( rice pillau ) 50

à l'Indienne 52

a la Périgord ib.

à la Polonaise 51

à la reine ib.

à la Toulouse -53

au chasseur 52

garnished with fillets of soles 53

■ — with a blanquette of poultry flavoured with

truffles - 52

beef palates 53

salt cod ib.

Casserolettes of rice 62

Cauliflowers à la magnonnaise, with jelly 259

and French beans in a crust 258

Censer, large, with a sultana or spun sugar top 201

, with a cascade ib.

cover of spun sugar 223

Champagne, red, jelly 273

Charlottes à la Française 216

■ à l' Italienne ib.

à la Parisienne ib.

■ a la Russe ib.

, with apples d’api 217

(pippins) ib.

apricots 218

macaroons of almonds d’avelines 216

peaches and plums « 218

wafers, flavoured with pistachios 216

Chartreuse à la Parisienne en surprise 58

en cylindre 59

printuniere (spring chartreuse) 56

. , small, à la Française 61

Chauds-froids of poultry and game 239

poultry, with jelly 241

, with truffles 242

Cherries to preserve 356

Cherry jelly 269

tartlet 98

Chesrmt cakes, small 89

Chocolate cakes, small 75

Choux à la Vincennes 73

, almond '2

■ aniseed 73

in cases, with citron 74

Mecca 72

INDEX.

379

Page

Choux, puff, with orange or lemon-peel 73

small, à la St. Cloud ib.

soufflées ib.

sugar

Confectioner’s paste 24

, coloured, to prepare 360

Cottage, Chinese 364

, Turkish 208

Couglauffle à l’Allemande 18

Crawfish butter 68

Cream a la pâtissière 327

au bain Marie, au parfait amour 295

, with almonds 296

aniseed and caramel sugar 294

bitter macaroons 295

caramel sugar ib.

citron, lemon, &c 296

chocolate 293

cocoa 294

dried orange-flowers 296

marasquin, or rum, &c ib.

■ mocha coffee (milk) 294

(water) ib.

orange-flowers and caramel sugar 295

pistachios 296

tea and caramel sugar 294

vanilla 293

vanilla and caramel sugar 294

• cake, with mocha coffee 105

Creams, French 288

au parfait amour 291

, with almonds 290

apricots or plums 292

caramel sugar and aniseed 290

chocolate 289

citron, lemon, &c 291

cocoa 289

fresh-gathered orange-flowers 291

— hyson tea 289

' macaroons 290

marasquin or rum 292

— mocha coffee (milk) 289

y (water) ib.

~ — orange-flowers 290

oranges 291

pistachios 290

1 - strawberries or raspberries 291

* ” the rind of four kinds of fruit ib.

__ ” vanilla 290

-■ whipt cream 292

380

INDEX.

Creams, fried, à la Parisienne au bain Marie

ice, flavoured with lemon, &c

pâtissière, with almonds

chocolate

citron, orange, &c....

currants or raisins. ..

marrow

mocha coffee

pistachios

vanilla

- plombière, with apricots, plums, peaches, &c,

marasquin, rum, or arrack...

strawberries or raspberries..

-, whipt, with caramel sugar

chocolate

essence of roses

— — ■ marasquin or rum

mocha coffee (milk)

(water)

— orange

orange-flowers

strawberries or raspbei'ries

the peel of four kinds of fruit ....

vanilla

— spring

- — with pistachios

Cream tarts for second course à l’Anglaise

with calves’ kidneys and pis-

tachios

marrow

spinage ;

Cliquantes of almond paste à l’ancienne

Croque en bouche à la Parisienne

à la reine

common

second course of coarse sugar

■ chesnuts, glazed with ca-

ramel sugar

green nuts, glazed with ca-

ramel sugar

oranges

white puff paste

Croquettes à la Parisienne

• of chesnuts

potatoes, flavoured with vanilla, orange or

lemon-peel

nouilles, flavoured with citron

rice à l’ancienne

flavoured with pistachios

coffee

Page

327

298

302

301
ib.

302

303

302

ib.

ib.

297

ib.

ib.

300

299

300

299
ib.
ib.

300
ib.
ib.
ib.

299

301
ib.

113

ib.

ib.

ib.

160

169

ib.

167

212

213

ib.

212

ib.

339

325

ib.

326
43

326

ib.

INDEX.

381

Page

Croquettes, with aniseed 342

vermicelli (see those of nouilles) 32g

CrOquignoles à la Chartie 340

à la Française 344

à la reine 340

with avelines ^

pralinées (crisp almonds) ^

Croustades of bread, with a ragout of leverets in their blood 5 4
leverets or other game cut in scal-
lops and chauds-froids 249

7 quails or other game au ijratin.. 55, 63

small à la monglat 62

of nouilles au chasseur " g 4

with bechamel sauce "

truffles en surprise

Crowns, small, with pistachios iqi

Cup filled with oranges 390

mounted on a censer o22

of almond paste, with a cover of spun sugar 04 <r

with a pine-apple of almond paste..

Currant jelly

, violet ;;;;;; f

tartlets

Custard à la Milanaise \\\ ” 98

à la Parisienne |8^

à la Portuguaise

à la Suisse

à la Turque

Anglo-Français 186

of apples or other fruit, with butter ’and "citron" " ■"

• a la Portugaise ” ..

—apricots or other fruit " j"o ,1,

cherries nu,

chesnuts 109

crème pâtissière (pastry cream) j87

—> flavoured with chocolate ,0,

green-gage plums 187

mirabelle plums “ 109

‘ nouille, flavoured with vanilla

* potatoes to»

- vermicelli, flavoured with îemôn-pëêl'V.!”!."”" I87
Darioles

— , soufflés [*' 91

— — T> with mocha' coffee ' !6-

Uiaolotins, en cannelons ••••• lb.

Diadems, panachées, with côër'së

, pearled, with currants

ib.

382

INDEX.

Page

Diadems, pearled with pistachios and coarse sugar 134

, round, with currants 135

pistachios ib.

, small, with pistachios 133

Duck pie, cold 149

Echaudés, paste for 25

Eel pie, large, en galantine, with truffles 154

Entrées, cold 226

, borders for 263

of veal, beef, and mutton, with jelly 242

Fanchonnettes, with almond milk 95

almonds d’avelines 96

— apricot, or other marmalade ib.

chocolate 95

currants ib.

mocha coffee ib.

pistachios ib.

. vanilla ib.

Fantasies, small, with coarse sugar 128

— — — - pistachios 127

Feuillantines, and petits livrets of apricots 123

Fish pie, hot 32

Fondus, with parmesan cheese 194

Force-meat of anchovies 70

crawfish ib.

soft roes of carp 69

truffles 70

young rabbits, or other poultry or game 69

balls of crawfish butter 68

pike, or other fish ib.

poultry 67

, with mushrooms 69

truffles 68

Fountain, ancient, in an island 206

, French 362

, Grecian 207

, large, modern 209

, Turkish 206

Fours, small, with pistachios 350

French-beans, green, in a crust 258

} pyramids of, with oil in a crust 259

creams 288

Fricandeau of veal à la perigord 243

* , with crawfish butter ' ib.

jelly 242

Montpellier butter 243

Fritters (beignets) Anglo -Français 331

French, with brandy fruit 332

INDEX.

383

Page

Fritters (beignets) soufflés, large, and seringue 332

, with vanilla ib.

, with apples en gimblettes, glazed with

pistachios 330

• ■ apples or pears ib.

— apricot marmalade 329

apricots, peaches, or nectarines.... 330

cherries.. ib.

cream ib.

currants ib.

Malta oranges 331

* peaches, nectarines, &c. and coarse

sugar ib.

plums 330

strawberries and raspberries 329

Fromage Bavarois (Bavarian cheese) 281

Fruit cakes, four kinds of, small 91

tarts à l’Anglaise 317

Galantine of eels, en bastion, with jelly 253

rolled up in a spiral form 254.

; with magnon-

naise sauce...., ft.

formed like an arch, with Montpellier

butter flavoured with crawfish ib.

■ pheasant à la Parisienne 235

poultry and game 233

pullets with jelly ib.

red partridges with truffles 235

Game, fillets of, with truffles or jelly (see fillets of snipes).... 240

pie, hot (see hot lark pie) 28

Gateau, à la Française 20

à la Parisienne j g

au beurre or solilemne (butter cake) 22

de compiègne, with aniseed and dried currants 21

cherries and angelica ib.

paste for

— de plomb, Anglo-Français ; j j

— aux avelines 13

de nouille .......

of rice with milk and almonds ! 11

— paste for . ” 9

with bitter almonds 13

■ — chesnuts l)

— chocolate "

d’Brie, Veri, or Neufchatel cheese or

cream.,.

" dried currants 10

Gruyère cheese 11

' lemon, citron, or orange-peel io

384

INDEX.

Page

Gateau (le plomb, with muscadine raisins 10

orange-flower, or aniseed ib.

Parmesan cheese ib.

pistachio-nuts] 13

potatoes 12

preserved citron 10

— vanilla 12

royal 20

Génoises à la reine 82

à la rose 79

• pearled 81

with pistachios ib.

— currants ib.

with almonds d’avelines (kernels) 80

another method ib.

hitter almonds 81

chocolate 79

currants ib.

marasquin or rum 80

orange-peel 78

pistachios or sweet almonds 80

preserved citron ib.

rose-coloured aniseed ib.

vanilla..,.* 79

German sauce 66

Gimblettes of peaches and pistachios 117

plumbs and almonds 116

puff paste with apricots and almonds d’avelines ib.

— with almonds 72

orange-peel and vanilla 341

Globe, terrestrial 198

Godiveau, carp, pike, or sea-eel 71

game with mushrooms ib.

of fish pie 38

■ game pie ib ,

poultry pie 37

poultry with truffles 71

Godiveau pates, small 39

scarlet ib.

with cocks’ stones ib.

game 40

truffles 39

verjuice ib.

with chives 70

Gondola, Venetian 211

Goosebery jelly 359

tartlets 98

Grapes, muscadine, jelly 269

verjuice, to preserve 357

Green-gage tartlets 97

Grotto, ornamented with moss 201

INDEX.

385

Page

Ham pie, cold 140

with jelly 260

Harp 198

Hash of partridges or other game, with jelly 239

truffles 24-0

Hatelet of aspic jelly, with truffles and pieces off the breasts

of poultry 233

cocks’ combs and stones, with jelly 232

red calf’s tongue and pieces off the breasts of

poultry or of sweetbreads 233

ornaments of 26.5

Helmet, French 199

Grecian . ib.

Roman... ib.

Hermitage, Dutch 209

on a rock 362

Parisian 203

Holy-bread, royal 211

Honey to clarify 371

House, a small, rustic 205

Isinglass, of clarifying

267

Jellies, fruit

— whipt

Jelly au parfait amour

d’aspic

, flavoured with citron-peel......

“ hyson tea

" mocha coffee

*' orange-peel

’ punch

' the peel of bergamot lemons

~ " bigarades (Seville oranges')

„ ~ T four kinds of fruit

ot essence of green angelica

mint

four kinds of fruit

orange-flowers

roses, or other flowers

— vanilla, with caramel sugar

— violets

wines and liqueurs

, with caramel sugar

7 7~ — red champagne

Jumbals.— See Gimblettes.

268

278

274-

226

274.

273

ib.

274.

ib.

275

ib.

ib.

273

274.

269

26S

267

272

267
275

268
ib.

Kouques au beurre (small butter cakes)

Lambs’ or calves’ sweetbread
Dark pates, small, with jelly

pie, hot

s

22

30

145

386

INDEX.

Page

Lark pie, hot, with sweet-herbs 28

Lemon jelly 272

mince pie 327

Leveret pie, cold, with truffles 14-9

Liver pates, small, with truffles 146

pie, large, with truffles 1.52

Love-wells, small, with pistachios 119

Lyre 198

Macaroni, to prepare 44

Macaroons souffles, with almonds d’avelines, and coarse sugar 352

--bitter almonds 351

— chocolate and coarse sugar 352

. green nuts - ib.

with almonds 353

avelines ib.

Macedoine of fruit 276

for winter, preserved in brandy 277

— with jelly of verjus ib.

strawberry jelly 276

— — oranges, with jelly of citron 277

plums, with barberry jelly ib.

with oil, in a crust 256

Madelaines en surprise 78

, with citron 77

- preserved 78

. currants 77

pistachios ib-

white aniseed 78

another kind of ib.

Magnonnaise of poultry, with jelly 237

sauce :■>•« ^8

of fillets of soles, or other fish, with a

border of jelly f;9

Marasquin, or other liqueur jelly

Massepins '"** \

à l’Italienne

glazed à la rose, with coarse sugar \b-

_ panachées * ‘

— seringues, common * 347

and souffles *"•

Meringue à l'Italienne jjrî

apple

large, à la Parisienne

moulée, with coarse sugar

small, flavoured with citron, orange, or lemon, and ^

ornamented with coarse sugar ••• ”.••••••. jV „

with cream, ornamented with pistachios.... 31^

with pistachios ^

Seville oranges

INDEX.

387

Military cap, French

trophy

Mill, Turkish

Mirlitons, with almonds

d’ avelines..

lemon, or other peel

orange-flowers

pistachios

Montpellier butter

, with crawfish ..

Mutton cutlets, with jelly

, fillets of, with jelly

Page

200

ib.

208

94

93

94

93

94

227

228
247
246

Naval trophy 200

Nectarine tart (see Tart with apricot) 318

Nougats à la Française 87

large à la Chantilly 175

à la Française 172

• à la Parisienne 174

à la Turque 170

— with almonds d’avelines filled with whipt cream.... 88

currants and coarse sugar or with aniseed ib.

rose-coloured sugar and vanilla 87

Nouilles, paste for 14

to prepare ib.

Nuts, green, iced à la royal 351

Oak-leaves, small, pearled 132

Omelets, puffed 195

with citron, orange, or lemon ib.

— marasquin, rum, or arrack ib.

vanilla ib.

Orange cake, small 91

filled with orange jelly 270

flowers dried à la pâtissière 354

; another method ib.

■ jelly à la belle vue 271

{bigarade), 272

- en rubans (in ribands or strips) 271

in small baskets 272

Malta jelly ’ 270

Ortolan pie, hot, (see hot Lark pie) 28

Oven, degrees of heating the " 371

Pain -beni, royal

Pannequets glacis \ ”

meringues à la royale

Partridge pie, hot (see hot Lark piej

— or other game pie, large, with truffles'

1 aste, observations on

211

334

ib.

28

148

1

388

INDEX.

Paste, puff, to make ,. .. 2

another way ,... 4

for second-course 117

with beef suet 6

— calf’s teats, or veal kidney suet... ib.

hog’s lard jj.

; oil ib.

Pastil paste ( pastilage ) manner of preparing 366

bronzing 367

gilding or silvering ib.

Pastry, large pièces of 14,0

second-course, mounted 222

small, and preserves 335

Pate Brisée, or demi-puff paste 9

d’office, or confectioner’s paste 24.

maigre, with anchovies 40

lobsters’ tails ib.

oysters ib.

soft roes of carp, or other fish ib.

Pavilion, French 364

Indian 365

rustic 363

small, T urkish ornamented with spun sugar 224

Turkish 209, 362

Venetian 365

, on a bridge 207

Peach-marmalade (see apricot-marmalade) 356

tart (see tart with apricot) 318

tartlets 97

Pedestals, ornaments of 262

( socles ) to make 260

Pediment in ruins 210

Perch, ornamented with magnonnaise sauce 253

Petits livrets of apricots 123

Pheasant pie, hot, with truffles 27

— - large, à l’ancienne 151

Pie, hot, à la financière 30

à la mariner 32

à la Monglut 29

Anglo- Français 36

au chasseur 38

fine, for first course 9

for first-course à l’ancienne 37

of game godiveau with mushrooms 31

poultry godiveau, with truffles ib.

or cold, paste for 8

— paste for !.. 7

• Russian 36

■ with chives 30

. force-meat balls of poultry and truffles 38

INDEX.

389

Pie, hot, with godiveau of fish

game

poultry

Pièces de fonds

montées

of a picturesque kind

Pine-apple jelly

Pistachios, iced « la royale

Pithivier cakes Anglo-Français

— small

with almonds d’avelines

bitter almonds

citron

currants <..

— dried orange-flower

— four kinds of fruit

kidneys

marrow and vanilla

muscadine raisins

pistachios and almonds d’avelines..

Plum-marmalade (see apricot-marmalade)

(mirabelle) tartlets

Pomegranate jelly

Potatoe cakes, small

flour, to make

Paupelin decorated with pistachio biscuit

Preserves

Profitrolles with chocolate

Pudding à la Française '

à la Parisienne

— Anglo- Français '.

— rice, flavoured with orange

with apples and cream

pistachios

preserved cherries

— apricots, peaches, or nectarines

cherries

chesnuts and rum

citron en timbale ..

currants

= or raisins, and citron

gooseberries

— marrow

~ mirabelle plums

" pippins and currants or muscadine raisins

~ strawberries or raspberries

1 uits d amour with pistachios

I ullet or other poultry pie, cold, with truffles !

— - pates, small, with jelly

I yramid of almond paste

apples and rice

Page

38

ib.

37

140

197

360

270

351

104

116

102

103
ib.
ib.
ib.

104
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.

356

97

270

90

370

166

354

76

317

315

312

316
113

ib.

ib.

ib.

314

316

317

314

315
314

ib.

ib.

313

314
119
148
146
201
321

390

INDEX.

Page

Quadrilles, small, with almonds 129

— four kinds of fruit 128

Quail pates, small with jelly 144

pie, hot, with mushrooms or with truffles 82

Queen cakes, small 75

Quince jelly 359

Rabbits, small pates of fillets of, with jelly 146

Ragouts of fillets of young rabbits, snipes, partridges, &c... 54

Ramequins 71

Raspberries, to preserve 357

Raspberry jelly (see Strawberry jelly) 268

Redbreast pie, hot (see hot Lark pie) 28

Rice, basket of, with small fruit made of apples 320

cake glazed and ornamented 323

with caramel sugar ib.

with calf’s kidney 102

• dressed à l’Anglaise 324

à la Française ib.

à la Turque ib.

à V Indienne ib.

manner of preparing 318

pillau 50

stewpan of, garnished with a pine-apple made of apples. 321

Rings, small, with pistachios and coarse sugar 138

vanilla ib.

Rissole 41

à la Parisienne 42

à la Russe ib.

Rose cakes small 75

Rosettes small, with coarse sugar 129

Rotunda, grand 364

in ruins 209

Parisian 204

rustic 203

small, in ruins 225

with palm-trees 224

Royal cakes, small, with almonds d’avelines 136

apricot or other marmalade 137

bitter almonds • ib.

- chocolate ib.

citron, &c 136

orange-flowers ib.

vanilla ib.

Ruin, small, on an island 225

of Athens 210

Palmyra ib.

Salad à la Parisienne 258

of calves’ brains 245

—7 fillets of soles 23°

INDEX.

391

Page

Salad of poultry à la magnonnaise 237

pullets à la, reine 236

Salmon, piece of, with magnonnaise sauce 252

Montpellier butter 251

Salsifies, pyramid of, with oil 255

Sauce à la ravigote , 229

provençale (country) ib.

white 228

another method 229

Sauters of pullets à la Macedoine with a magnonnaise sauce. 239

" à i’écarlate with a magnonnaise sauce 238

with a salad ci la magnonnaise ib.

truffles ib.

; and jelly

Savoy cake iced à la Parisienne

— à la pâtissière and meringue

à la royale

à V Italienne

with meringue and preserves

large, of potatoe-flour with orange-peel

~ ” almonds....

Second-course dishes, fried

Sheeps tongues à la magnonnaise

— with Montpellier butter

fish

flavoured with craw-

Smpe, or other game pates with jelly

; — pie, hot, with truffles !!....*!

Snipes, fillets of, with truffles and jelly

Soles, hot pie of (see hot Whiting pie)

Souffles, French, au parfait amour

~ with apricots

" " bitter almonds

* ' ' — macaroons

chocolate

citron, lemon, or orange

cocoa

' 7- four kinds of fruit

— Heyven-skine (hyson) tea......'."”

' macaroons of almonds d’avelines

marasquin or rum

mint ’

Mocha coffee

— — - orange-flower

*7 — grillée

pippins

pistachios

potatoe-flour

punch "

strawberries or raspberries

another method.

239

214
ib.

213

215

214
155
157
324

247
ib.

248
146

26

240
33

192

ib.

191
ib.

190

192

189

191

190

191

192
ib.

189

190
ib.

192

191

193
190
193

ib.

392

INDEX.

Page

Soufflés, French, with vanilla 188

small, à la Française 3.50

• à la rose 348

of rice, with almond milk 93

• with chocolate 348

lemon or other peel 92

saffron 348

spring ib.

with almonds 349

coarse sugar, pistachios, or

currants ib.

lemon or orange-peel ib.

orange-flowers , ib.

vanilla ib.

Spanish sauce

glazed demi

Stars, small, with coarse sugar

pistachios

Strawberry jelly

— — or raspberry tartlets

Sturgeon or other fish pie, large, with truffles

Suédoise forming a bridge with columns

double cascade

of peaches or nectarines

Sugar boiled à la plume

au lissé

au perlé

au soufflé

to a caramel

to a crack, au cassé

, coarse, to colour

flavoured with Mocha coffee

orange or other peel

vanilla

, of clarifying

• pounded to colour

to boil for preserves

-to clarify for preserves

to spin

Sultana en surprise

formed like a cascade

turban

with columns, surmounted by an arched cupola

Summer-house, Chinese

grand

small

Sweets for the second course

63

64
131

ib.

268

98

153

303

304

305

355
ib.
ib.
ib.

356
355
197
139

ib.

ib.

266

197

355

354

177

180

1S2

ib.

176

207

361

225

266

Tartlets, en mosaïque, with almonds

apples flavoured with vanilla ....

92

121

ib.

INDEX.

393

T artlets en mosaïque, with currants

peach or other marmalade

pistachios

preserved cherries

fruit

T arts Anglo- Français

for second course, with apricot or other marmalade ...

— - — , fruits, à V Anglaise

Temple, ancient, on a rock

j small, of almond paste

Tent, French "

Timbale a la financière

à la Parisienne

~ — à l'Indienne

lazanges, ribband vermicelli, flavoured with the
essence of kept game

— — of macaroni à la financière

" à la mariner

à la Milanaise

~ ' — ■ — au chasseur

of nouilles flavoured with orange-peel

~ ; with a blanquette of poultry

- -- of pigeons, with truffles

potatoes flavoured with Seville orange peel..,

- rice, with almond milk

chesnuts

' ; currants

' marrow

Mocha coffee

muscadine raisins

" pistachios

preserved citron

' saS° (see Timbale of vermicelli)

veimicelli flavoured with lemon-peel

-, paste for 1

- , white, à la mariner ..

Tr„„ w,th f tu;'fcey en galantine, and trufjfles"
fiee of nougat, with baskets, small

IC 01 ca ies> small, pearled with almonds

' coarse sugar

Trout with m^onn^"sâûc7." pistachios ••••

f rue-love jelly

Turban of apples and rice""

Turirow pie> lc/rge> with soft r°es of carp*

iurkey en galantine, with iellv 1

lurnovers, small, with pistachi^’::™:”""
red-currantjelly

Page

121

120

121

ih.

96

318

112

317

363

22-1

361

16

18

19

16

15

ih.

13

15

101

15

17

102

99

101

100

ib.

ih.

ib.

101

100

101

ib.

8

19

112

223

131

ib.

130

252

271

320

151

259

122

ib.

Vase, filled with nuts of almond
j forming a cascade

paste

219

223

394

INDEX.

Vase of nougat » 201

, with palm-branches 222

Veal cutlets à la belle vue 244

with jelly *6.

, fricandeaus of 243

, loin of, with jelly 259

Vegetables 255

pie, hot, à la moderne 33

Velouté 05

Venison, fillets of, with jelly (see Fillets of mutton) 246

■ pie, cold, with madeira (see Cold beef pie) 150

Verjus grape, jelly 269

Vermicelli croustades (see Nouille croustades) 61

Vessel, small, Chinese 211

Vol-au-vent 40

— àla crème plombier e .... 118

à la nesle 41

for the spring season .*. 1 J 8

, small, à la Chantilly, and à la violette 117

• with Bavarian cheese ; 118

peaches or other fruit Ill

strawberries, or other fruit, and coarse

sugar 117

■ — ; whipt jelly, or a cream 118

Wafers à la Flamande 86

àla Française 85

à la Parisienne ib.

, small, with almonds d’avelines ib.

with currants and coarse sugar 84

• pistachios ib.

vanilla 85

Wax, manner of moulding and gilding 368

Wheat-sheaf, ornamented with spun sugar 223

Whipt jellies, &c 278

Whitings, stuffed, hot pie of 33

Wolves’ teeth, small, with aniseed 342

Yeast, to make from potatoes 369

to preserve ib.

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